Ultimate Camping Thread

My brain quit reading after blue board and went that would suck to sleep on

 

The thing about the bed is you have a ton of air circulating underneath. So either the exped or blue foam that Lisa suggests is gonna be required. But I can tell you from experience that sleeping on just a foam pad in the back of the truck sucks.

 

Blue board alone. My brain stopped and went on a tangent of sleeping on just blue board.

 

Recent trip:








My shelter

 

Awesome pics!

 

Hey Mudman,

is that a Hen. Hammock?

 

nice pics mudman, we just got 6 inches of snow here i wish i could be camping

 

Thanks guys!

It's a Warbonnet BlackBird hammock, Warbonnet Superfly Tarp, and Hammockgear underquilt.

Shouldn't let that slow you down, Shug on the hammockforums camps in that and below 0* on a regular basis.

Then again I myself wouldn't be able to. lol us Cali folk think 50* is ice cold.

 

Amazing place! Grew up going there! Great pics. Took my oldest daughter 2 years ago when I had my jku.

Thanks for sharing

 

You folks in the west suck !!!.... I would kill to do some camping in the terrain yall have over there. I love winter camping in the mountains.

Sleep with your water, your change of clothes if you bring any, and anything else you don't want to freeze (fuel canister, etc, etc...)

 

After loosing a great camera and all my pics to the cold a few years ago out west skiing I now follow pretty much these exact steps with my new one....





The chemistry and physics of how batteries generate electrical energy means that at very low temperatures all batteries lose power. They're just not as efficient. This is a particularly serious problem with today's digital cameras that are totally dependent on battery power. So, when you take your camera and flash out into the cold, you should anticipate a loss of battery power. How do you prepare for this?



First, by keeping the camera and flash (and their batteries) as warm as possible, even outdoors. To do this, when you go outdoors, carry them close to your body, for example, under your coat. Let them share your body warmth except for those brief moments when you are actually taking a picture. (Keeping your camera protected and warm this way will also minimize the possibility of a manual shutter sticking because its lubricant freezes.)


The second way you prepare for the expected loss of battery power when taking cold weather pictures is to bring spare batteries with you when you go outside. And keep these spares close to your body too; for example, in a shirt pocket where they will also benefit from your body heat. Then, if your camera (or flash) batteries start to fail, you can insert warm fresh batteries. Following these winter photo tips about batteries can save you a trip to the store and lost photo opportunities.



All right. You're outside now. What should you do differently because of the cold? Your objective is to continue to try to keep the camera and flash as warm as possible. For example, let's say you're staked out waiting for wildlife to appear over yonder hill. Set up your tripod, but if possible keep your camera protected under your coat until you're ready to shoot. Here's where a quick-release head comes in handy. When you see your quarry, pop the camera onto the tripod quickly and quietly. An ice-cold tripod will do its job for far longer than an ice-cold camera, which is likely to fail. Aluminum tripods, by the way, will eventually freeze when temperatures are well below zero, depending on the type of lubricant in the tripod's joints and head.


We've noticed that some digital cameras conk out quickly in cold weather. Carry lots of batteries. As we already noted, if you find your battery power failing, you have extra warm batteries with you.


Now it's time to come back indoors. Here's where you'll need a few winter photo tips about condensation because it can be a real problem. You've seen moisture condense on a cool glass of water on a hot summer day. Your lens and the electronics inside the camera behave the same way when you bring them inside – moisture from the warm inside air condenses on their cold surfaces. The lens can become completely covered with moisture, as can the mechanical and electrical components inside the camera. You don't want moisture – water! – on your lens or inside the camera. So how can you avoid this problem?

Let your camera warm up slowly. Place it on a cool windowsill or an unheated porch for a couple of hours so it can rise slowly to room temperature. Condensation can play havoc with an all-electronic camera. This is where the suggestion of wrapping a cold camera in a plastic bag comes into play. The moisture will settle on the outside of the bag rather than on the camera's outside and inside surfaces. You can protect the delicate electronics this way. In fact, it's best if you place the bag on the camera while still outside, not when you bring the camera in.
With these simple precautions and camera tips, you'll be able to take great cold weather pictures. Winter offers exceptional opportunities for wonderful landscapes because of its crystal-clear air. So don't be daunted when the temperature drops into the Arctic zone. Just dress properly, take these few winter photo tips to heart, head outdoors, and get going!

Read more at New York Institute of Photography - Cold Weather Pictures | Winter Pics | Winter Photos | Winter Photo Tips | NYIP http://www.nyip.com/ezine/outdoors/coldtemps.html#ixzz2IihUJFsI
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Car camping? Take something to insulate you from the ground. Not just your sleeping pad. Moving blankets help. Also, a footprint or blue tarp for under the tent.

Someone else said sleep with water. If you do that, make sure the bottle cannot leak. If it can leak, it will and that's worse than a frozen bottle.

Oh yeah. White gas stove is much better than propane.

 

Just jelly I can't share your sleeping bag with you....or maybe I will

 

subd till i can post into this!