Winter Camping[views:11801][posts:81]_______________________________ [Oct 31,2011 1:58pm - sigh ""] arilliusbm said:Nah, I don't want to do it for that. I just want to hike in the winter or perhaps cross country ski. Wouldn't hurt to have a base or a place to crash. Just gotta be prepared. And you can do all these things and still stay in a small cabin with a wood stove. Just saying sleeping outside is unnecessary for what you are going to do. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:01pm - arilliusbm ""] But thats the fun of it. Im not discluding a cabin idea by any means, but its the safe way to do it. herugrim writing session in cabin or gtfo? |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:06pm - Alx_Casket ""] ITT: metalheads feel the need to prove themselves |
| __________________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:09pm - largefreakatzero ""] sigh said: arilliusbm said:Nah, I don't want to do it for that. I just want to hike in the winter or perhaps cross country ski. Wouldn't hurt to have a base or a place to crash. Just gotta be prepared. And you can do all these things and still stay in a small cabin with a wood stove. Just saying sleeping outside is unnecessary for what you are going to do. This man speaks the truth. I love being outdoors, whether upland bird or duck hunting, fishing open water or ice-fishing. Been out in nasty conditions in all instances. It's just much better to come indoors at the end of the day, get dry, and get drunk. |
| _______________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:27pm - sigh ""] arilliusbm said:But thats the fun of it. Im not discluding a cabin idea by any means, but its the safe way to do it. herugrim writing session in cabin or gtfo? You see that right their is the problem. I know you think it will be fun. But trust me, it isn't going to be as fun as you think when you've got no fire and you're huddled together to share warmth. How much practice do you have making fire? What about with wet materials? Assume you lose your lighter, did you bring a fire steel and some dry tinder? Do you have a survival saw to cut dryer wood from higher up on the trees? Bring any thermal blankets? There is a lot more to being prepared than packing a sleeping bag, a tent, and some pieces of armpit pizza. Part of being prepared is knowing your limitations and respecting the situation. Speaking from personal experience my advice is to enjoy winter but do it safely and comfortably whenever possible. |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:32pm - the_reverend ""] it's called being prepared. I guess that's why I like survivorman and you idiots like bear grylls. [img] |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:34pm - arilliusbm ""] I have the supplies. |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:35pm - the_reverend ""] you have supplies. time to drink your own piss! |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:36pm - arilliusbm ""] Alx_Casket said:ITT: metalheads want to camp in the winter |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:37pm - Alx_Casket ""] Alx_Casket said:ITT: aril wants to drink his own piss |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:39pm - arilliusbm ""] SO WHAT, IT TASTES GOOD |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:52pm - hauptpflucker ""] Snow insulates your tent. Winter camping > being stuck at home with no power or heat. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 2:54pm - Alx_Casket ""] [img] |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:17pm - AndrewBastard ""] I wanna climb Katahdin next spring...I didnt even really know about it until that band came about. GOALS: SET THEM. |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:19pm - justinvaettir ""] AndrewBastard said: justinvaettir said:winter camping is the fucking worst. hike, sweat, freeze. I'm from the white mountains and never understood what possessed the retards who'd end up on an air lift to dartmouth. is it worse than sleeping on my floor with no blankets or pillow or anything? what a douche I am... I dont remember shit from that night...did we walk from the space to my house with me in a t shirt? i left my bag and hoody at the space. Both are equally miserable. I was 2 hours late for work and sore as a motherfucker. No idea about your jacket. I'd be down for doing an overnight hike come spring. mt moosilauke is a good one. |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:20pm - justinvaettir ""] AndrewBastard said:the green mountains are so false compared to the white... NH or GTFO this |
| _______________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:36pm - sigh ""] The rockies make our highest peaks look like ant hills. |
| _________________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:38pm - bobnomaamrooney ""] Just read Gary Paulsen's Hatchet and gtfo to the woods. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:38pm - arilliusbm ""] The rockies are awesome. |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:42pm - the_reverend ""] for a beer commercial. the rockies are nothing compared to rheasilvia mons on Vesta or olympus mons on Mars. 14 mile high mountains and they are grim as fuck. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:46pm - arilliusbm ""] thank you The Universe documentary for teching the reverend how to one up the rockies. |
| ________________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:50pm - Ancient_Master ""] Camp overlooking Mt Everest on XMas day, or false is u [img] |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:50pm - arilliusbm ""] Only K2 is real. |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 3:55pm - AndrewBastard ""] Ben, thats awesome. ARE YOU RICH? |
| ________________________________________ [Oct 31,2011 4:16pm - Ancient_Master ""] mad rich khud |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 1,2011 12:34am - Permafrost ""] AndrewBastard said: justinvaettir said:winter camping is the fucking worst. hike, sweat, freeze. I'm from the white mountains and never understood what possessed the retards who'd end up on an air lift to dartmouth. is it worse than sleeping on my floor with no blankets or pillow or anything? what a douche I am... I dont remember shit from that night...did we walk from the space to my house with me in a t shirt? i left my bag and hoody at the space. i think we dropped you both off at your house...i blacked out after the jack was handed to me. i don't remember getting home but i remember NOLA. always NOLA. |
| ___________________________________ [Nov 1,2011 6:56am - arilliusbm ""] you all got raped. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 1,2011 7:43am - AndrewBastard ""] yeah...JACK def put an end to my memory. what time was it? there were beer cans all over my room in the morning. I have a black eye, i found weed on my floor (I DONT SMOKE) and justin was sleeping like a vampire on my hardwood floor because I was too drunk to even offer him a sleeping bag or pillow etc. REHAB SOON. |
| ______________________________ [Nov 1,2011 10:08am - ark ""] sigh said:There is a lot more to being prepared than packing a sleeping bag, a tent, and some pieces of armpit pizza. yeah man, thanks, i'll remember that... |
| ______________________________ [Nov 1,2011 10:09am - ark ""] arilliusbm said:thank you The Universe documentary for teching the reverend how to one up the rockies. LOL |
| _______________________________________ [Nov 1,2011 10:25am - justinvaettir ""] Permafrost said: AndrewBastard said: justinvaettir said:winter camping is the fucking worst. hike, sweat, freeze. I'm from the white mountains and never understood what possessed the retards who'd end up on an air lift to dartmouth. is it worse than sleeping on my floor with no blankets or pillow or anything? what a douche I am... I dont remember shit from that night...did we walk from the space to my house with me in a t shirt? i left my bag and hoody at the space. i think we dropped you both off at your house...i blacked out after the jack was handed to me. i don't remember getting home but i remember NOLA. always NOLA. holy shit I remember this now. that bottle of jack was the best/worst idea ever. more camping next year. more black out drunk NOLA singalongs. |
| _______________________________________ [Nov 1,2011 11:51am - hauptpflucker ""] sigh said:The rockies make our highest peaks look like ant hills. For what it's worth. In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop (in North America), or prime factor (in Europe), categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit. It is a measure of the independence of a summit. Below is an except from a ranking of US peaks by prominence. [img] |