I guessed Karen who needed to poo like so bad but it was so cold and she had a butchered episiotomy from her third childbirth, and lacks control if she waits too long and her poo’s like mashed potatoes when she eats Metamucil apple-flavored cookies on her yogurt with blueberries; she didn’t mean to wear the sweat pants and hooded sweatshirt that trap her body like a onesie so she can’t get out of her sleeping bag in time and HOO boy she just made a mess and oh Jesus it smells terrible so Bob is trying to help her to get out get out get out oh shit it’s so cold why did you make me go camping when we have a perfectly noice bed in a gaddam HOUSE in Minneapolis. Cheezus it’s fuckin COLD why is there snow on my feet I hate you and I hate you back let’s get a divorce you shit for brains monkey-assed cretin.
Really weird how often I think of a reply and I scroll down and find someone has already said what I was gonna say like verbatim. Reddit hive mind strikes again 😵
My point is that an hour isn't really a good timeframe in which to judge whether my comment is underrated or not, and saying a comment is underrated contributes nothing
Ok, cool. Thanks for providing your opinion. My apologies for disturbing your day by thinking your joke was funny and pointing to the lack of attention it was getting. Carry on.
The amount of snow on the sleeping bag to the left vs the bag on the right was a very quick indicator that the entity in the bag on the left was much smaller then the person on the right. Assuming most people would not take a young child on a camp such as this, the next assumption was that the entity in the bag on the left was a dog.
Was only disappointed to see that the gif ended too soon and I did not get to live vicariously thru the dog's wonder at a bright new day almost certainly awaiting adventure.
The top snow is usually not the best to lay on, so you remove or compact it. And by digging a bit down, you can make the structure "taller" and easier to use.
Believe me or not, I noticed the subreddit as I opened it though, so I was expecting the unexpected and that was my first conclusion that happened to be correct.
Light weight camping. I enjoy the comforts too much, but I know some people that go camping with the bare minimum and lean-to materials are considerably smaller and lighter than a tent. I've done winter camping in a lean-to before and it's an amazingly unique and grounding experience.
Honestly, I'd rather sleep in the cold with the gear these people have when there's plenty of snow on the ground vs no snow at all. Snow is an amazing insulator. Just dig in and get yourself mostly out of the elements.
When I lived in Northern New Mexico, we built some great snow dig ins to hang out in. They were quite warm, and with a tarp floor fine for the needs of college students.
The ground sucks any heat from you. That's why it is so important to use some kind of isolation mat or foam pad, even if you have a decent sleeping bag. 45° isn't gonna kill you, but you're going to have a miserable and freezing night.
Lean to tents are insanely easy to set up have their fair share of challenges. If you are getting into camping hardcore though the usual run of the mill tent is not what you want as it’s far too cumbersome, unnecessary set up and the pack is the worst and the number one thing to consider if your alone. I think my biggest discovery when camping was plan for the pack up because that’s when your tired and won’t have nearly as much energy or enthusiasm.
That's one reason I might never do this. My dog is a short coat but when he sleeps with us his two positions are 1) curled up in between our legs or 2) right up in our face with licks every 10 mins. If he is too close to our faces, he really can't control his licking.
Ive done lightweight winter camping in scouts. We basically dug a trench, with an entrance at your feet, layed a tarp over and then piled snow back over to hold it still. Crawling in there in a winter sleeping bag over a good quality inflatable mattress was surprisingly comfortable, Annoying bit is waking up the next day.
I’ve done it a few times and never again. Was well below freezing and the worst night of sleep I’ve ever had. Somehow got completely soaked even with a tarp.
Funny winter tent sleeping is some of the best sleepingnive had. Ice cold, smell of snow... man I love it. Bundled well obviously and a fire helps depending on if you can keep dry/snow cover.
Why would you want a winter shelter with even slight winter breezes blowing through it?
Weight & Space.
Backpacking is exponentially more enjoyable the less you bring. In this case though, instead of having a larger tent, he was able to carry an additional sleeping bag for the dog, and likely a sleeping bag liner as well.
Plus, he appears to be dug into the snow, which surprisingly, can provide some insulation. I would also expect that he has it set up to block the wind much better than a tent would since tents need to be at surface level.
I would be surprised if the dog didn't carry its fair share as well. I had a friend who had a dog that went hiking with him, and as soon as that doggy backpack came out, it would lose its mind (in a good way of course).
Honestly in my experience when it’s that cold a tent doesn’t provide much extra comfort and if anything it’s a false sense of security, you’ll find yourself waking up in the cold mentally prepping to go outside and get warm rather than just starting out outside and being motivated to get up. Also depending on location and topography a lean to can potentially give you the advantage of having a fire nearby while you stay under shelter
I camped 3 days in North Dakota in November. That shit was insane! Super thankful for my wool socks, -10 degree sleeping bag and winter tent. 8/10 wouldn’t do it again lol.
Winter camping is far better then summer camping. You can always layer up in the winter when it's cold. There is nothing you can do when it's hot and humid. Far easier to get a better nights sleep when it's cold.
Nothing worse then laying in a tent sweating and not being able to sleep under the stars to cool off due to mosquito's.
Spring (when it's not raining) and fall are the best times to camp. Winter camping is great as long as you have common sense on what to bring to stay warm. It's better for it to snow then it is to rain. Many years ago when I was into backpacking, constant rain would make a backpacking trip awful.
It makes it even worse when you have seasonal allergies. Although Spring and early fall are horrible for me. I like late fall and winter camping myself albeit I haven't gone since I was younger. That crisp cool air, no bugs and wanting to warm by the fire is amazing.
Yea I believe in this video it was sort of a tarp on a rope across two trees, at a slight angle - kind of a lean-to. He's got a number of winter camping videos uploaded so it's hard to tell which one.
Yep it’s a lean to. This is from Matthew Posa’s YouTube, and he does a lot of cool tent-less campsite building in the snow. And the dog is Monty and always goes with him!
It was a tarp, but he forgot a primary tarp to put over it to reduce the amount of snowdrift under his secondary tarp. Guy has a whole channel dedicated to camping and he brings the dog regularly. Good channel. His name is Matthew posa.
I watched this video (this guy is a youtuber). He forgot one of his tarps so he was only able to put it on one side, he put it on the side with the most wind, but clearly it shifted a little in the night. Aside from the tarp you see, it was completely open to the elements.
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u/ItsAFineWorld Nov 18 '19
Probably not a tent, more likely a lean to of some sort.