Welcome to winter camping…
Winter camping may be a stretch for some and an adventurous cold weather outdoor experience for others. The shift in seasonal camping can be made in increments from the milder shoulder seasons of late fall and early spring. As one gains more experience, overnight camping trips in the middle of winter can extend your camping adventures throughout the entire year.
Check out these tips below, from how to make simple, inexpensive change-overs from summer gear, to winter tent pitching tips, to how to stay comfortable and warm in your sleeping bag.
Converting your summer gear to cold weather use can be as simple as adding a fleece/flannel liner to your sleeping bag.
Special snow stakes – either nature “deadman” anchors or special snow stakes help you secure your tent on snow-covered ground.
Other tips include how to make adaptations to your liquid containers and how to use snow to keep things from freezing.
Lastly, consider spending your first winter campouts in a camper cabin. It’s a warm, cozy base for sleeping yet lets you venture outside to cook, enjoy the campfire and explore on foot, XC skis or snowshoes. It also helps you try out different types of layered and insulated clothing that you will need to wear during your future winter camping adventures.
As aways, Be Smart; Be Safe; Have fun!
Tom outdoors.com 
Tom, Enjoyed seeing this article in the West Central Tribune on Saturday.
wctrib.com/northland-outdoors/6882054-Embrace-the-winter-Camping-is-a-year-round-pleasure-for-these-outdoor-enthusiasts
Good to see you’re still out and about! 🙂 Call sometime!
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HI Connie, just read this, shows you how often I look at the responses to my website that I am way too casual with maintaining. Hope all is well.
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Tom, I read the Feb. 13 story about winter camping by Tom Cherveny in the West Central Tribune. (I retired five years ago after 34 years as a WC Trib reporter). I like you am a former Boy Scout. I was a member of Troop 96 from the Camden neighborhood of north Minneapolis and we would winter camp one or two weekends a year. We erected a very large tent, placed tarps over pine bows for sleeping, cooked on Coleman stoves and had a big barrel stove for heat. Days were spent skiing. Those were the days.
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My lack of attention to my website is apparent. Thanks for the comments. We did exactly the same thing…I even remember cutting bought ( a BIG no-no now as it should have been then)when we were on a winter snowshoe camp out in the BWCA while in college…all skills learned from boy scouts (Troop 22 in south Mpls).
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