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Old November 2nd 03, 04:02 AM
Sven
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Default Sleeping pads for snow-ski-camping ?

Time to try snow-camping on skis. The first time will be very timid,
just 100's of yards from the car with a working heater. A typical Hudson
expedition trial.

We're pretty well set with equipment except I have some concerns about
maintaining warmth sleeping in a tent on packed snow. What are the best
alternatives for insulating sleeping pads that are light enough to carry
on skis ?


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-Sven
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Old November 2nd 03, 04:23 AM
Gary S.
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On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 20:02:51 -0800, Sven
wrote:

Time to try snow-camping on skis. The first time will be very timid,
just 100's of yards from the car with a working heater. A typical Hudson
expedition trial.

We're pretty well set with equipment except I have some concerns about
maintaining warmth sleeping in a tent on packed snow. What are the best
alternatives for insulating sleeping pads that are light enough to carry
on skis ?

A common setup for backpackers for winter camping is to use a 3/4
length Thermarest 1.5" thick (or more) and a 3/4 or full length closed
cell pad. Seems to work down to -20 or -30 F.

Actually, camping on snow is less cold than sleeping on bare frozen
ground.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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