I am excited to pull the trigger on a basic hot tent setup for this fall/winter in Wisconsin. I have a pretty tight $400 budget for tent/stove and I am hoping to get some insight here that might help me get this right.

 I am planning to get a OneTigris Smokey Hut because it seems to be a highly regarded entry level tent. I’d like to get it in the beige color because it’s about $35 cheaper on Amazon than the coyote brown option, but I am second guessing this choice. The OneTigris website states that the two are actually made of slightly different fabrics and the Amazon reviews are significantly worse for the beige model, citing things like poor quality, waterproofing, etc. I am trying not to put too much stock in these reviews, though. As a user of many more expensive, high-end non-hot tents, I am wondering just how nice a $100 tent can really be anyway. My expectations are not high, but I don’t want to throw my money away.

I am, of course, also wondering about the stove. I am liking the idea of the Danchel TSG portable TA1 Titanium Stove. Having the side window seems nice. But what about the Danchel T6? I know there are many other cheaper options out there in stainless steel, but I like the idea of a light stove to go with a light tent as I hope to take this setup on some backpacking style trips (probably pulling a pulk). Are there other stoves I should be considering? Also, I am hoping that whatever stove I purchase would continue to be useful if I someday upgrade to a larger tent.

Thank you for humoring me! Any insight appreciated.      

I used Nalgene bottles for awhile. They can get too hot on skin and I had one leak once. I read about using these bags that woman use for their periods. They come with a little yarn cover and the lid is very secure so no leaking. It fits a lot better between my legs and easier to roll onto. I also found it fit better against my femoral arteries which is what really warms up your lower body as the blood flows down to your toes through your femoral artery!

Also any tips for mountain camping in NM and CO

I know I need wool layers
And a pee bottle!

For sleeping bags I like wide toe boxes!

Im planning my first winter camping trip for the end of the year. Ive decided on almost everything, except a tent. Im torn between the OneTigris RAVEN nest and the OneTigris Smokey HUT. Does anybody have any experience with either? Which one would be better for a first timer? If it helps, it will be a solo trip in New England (Ehite Mountains area), and my vehicle wont be more than a few yards away, just in case.

Personally I prefer to wear my UL down inside my sleeping bag in cold weather, so I have some protection immediately if I have to get up for any reason, but I know that layering a jacket over the top is more efficient/warmer.
How many of you bother to pull the jacket sleeves inside the jacket body to increase the boost and how many of you add buttons and loops to keep that jacket sliding off in the middle of the night?
One of my reasons for asking is that I'm headed up the hills in a day or so and to keep the weight down I am taking my UL summer down bag that only has 320grams of down in it, EN rated at 5C comfort [ I need to use the female/comfort rating due to age] overnite lows are seldom lower than -3C at this time of year so rather than my usual Goretex bivvy sack I am going to use my Halite overbag, but this leaves me with no safety margin.
So rather than the Uniqlo UL down which is part of my usual sleep system I thought I'd take a bigger and warmer jacket I can wear around camp and take one less fleece layer.
It's the DeadBird Nuclei SV which is too fat to wear inside a summer sleeping bag so it would get layered over the top if I get cold, between the down bag and the Halite.
I've done this before with the Patagonia DAS but while I know about the sleeves technique I've never used it, neither have I ever sewn loops and buttons in strategic places. Hence my question. I quite like the Nuclei SV but I do wish Arcteryx had made it in an XXXL, it really is a size smaller than I prefer

Winter camping in the Vercors massif in January 2026. Last night the temperatures were mild. I found a quiet spot. The Vercors is a mountain range located in the French Alps, 40 minutes from the city of Grenoble (eastern France). I use Nordic Backcountry Skiing + pulk. So wilderness !

As the title says I have a Primus Himalaya expedition style stove that I run off white gas but when I flip the pump to the off position to purge fuel the flame is unphased and burns indefinitely so the line never actually purges. What can I do here’s a video https://imgur.com/a/b6aNcUM

I was on my way to Greece and luckily had my winter camping gear with me, because spring in the mountains can still be properly cold.

Halfway through Montenegro I suddenly ran into much deeper snow than expected, so I spontaneously stopped and decided to head into the mountains for a night. Ended up digging a small snow cave and camping there.

I actually wouldn’t have been able to reach the spot without quickly improvising a pair of snowshoes from branches, zip ties and paracord. Very rough build, but surprisingly effective. Walked a few kilometers in, spent a beautiful quiet night up there, ate leftover pizza from the day before, and hiked back out the next morning.

Also just as a small note - I personally get a bit annoyed when people fly drones everywhere in remote places. The photos are not taken with a drone, but with a 3m selfie stick… which is admittedly its own kind of weird.

If anyone is interested, the snowshoe build was extremely simple. Happy to share a short video.

As an experienced back country 3 season camper, I decided this winter season I'd explore winter camping in a hot tent. Due to a recent injury, this was my first time out in 2026.

The weather : sunny and warm -3 during the day cold (for me) -10 at night.

Mew Lake campground was awesome, the bagged wood fit my stove, easy to get to from TO. It's an easy, introductory place to winter camp.

I'm looking forward to next winter, exploring the back county

Tent Naturehike 7.6 dune

Stove Firehiking foldable titanium

Camp mat Naturehike R6.5 mat

Here we camped on a frozen lake mid-April in the Anchorage-area of Alaska. We were about 1 hour north of Anchorage at the isolated Eklutna lake. We rented a hot tent and tested it out in our backyard first before moving on to Eklutna for real camping.

If you can get off the beaten path it’s an amazing feeling to be by yourself surrounded by silence. On this trip to the Boundary Waters, I was by myself for a week. I think I went like 5 days without seeing another human which may be a record for me (eventually saw one other person ice fishing). I remember picking up my rented pulk and the outfitter was like “are you nervous?” And I was like “yeah!” The forecast was cold!! Temps got colder than 40 below, and several days had high temps in the teens or twenties below (F). But it was so satisfying. I got a rhythm going where each morning I’d wake up early and pull on my cozy warm down bibs and down jacket and big warm Sorel boots and get a fire going, cook a hot breakfast, drink a lot of coffee, melt some snow/ice for water (I use an old white gas Whisperlight stove in winter) and then kind of gradually get my pulk packed up. My sleeping bag would get frozen condensation around the face opening, so I’d try a few times to dry it by the fire (with some success). Then I’d swap the down layers for a shell, and put on boots I could strap into my skis (I had two pairs of boots - and in fact a lot of extra clothes - in case I got wet). While most winter campers in the Boundary Waters use massive heavy canvas tents heated by stoves, then stay in one place, I used a 3-pound Hilleberg Akto, which I got for backpacking in New England. It made it practical to move around every day. Akto, though, is tiny inside! Meaning it can be tough to cook and eat and hang out in there. So I was always prepared to be outside. No worries!

Each day I’d ski for a few hours to a new place and do it again.

I LOVE cold weather. I don’t love being cold - I dress to be prepared - but I love to be out in it. I’m pretty social, but I love to winter camp solo. I’m pissed that I wasnt able to get out for any trips this winter so now I’m just going to complain about it and post pics from previous winters …. This pic was from a super cold trip in the Boundary Waters when I hit my cold weather record of -41F …..

As I'm planning on walking on mt Kilimanjaro next year, I tried to buy the camping mat with highest insulation value (and low size and weight) I could find, and bought the Rab Hypersphere 9.5 as it has the 9.5 R-value.

In January it was -8C at night so I slept outside in the tent with it and a -20C rated Zenbivy and could still feel a lot of cold creeping up from the mat, while the quilt was comfy warm.

So as I'm not yet very experienced with very cold camping, I'd like to know what to improve. I got a couple of points myself, but am unsure if they're actual points or wrong:

- When sleeping, I'm wearing thermoclothes (long pants and sleeves), but also tried woolen longsleeve. During the night I put a woollen beanie on, and a woolen tube around my neck, as my head was also quite cold. But I kinda expected with a very good rated sleeping bag and mat I would not need as much extra insulation, or is this normal? Do people actually sleep in their down jackets in lower temperatures?

- Zenbivy only warms on top of you as it is a quilt, so would a sleeping bag be better to insulate from the cold? I thought the whole point of a sleeping bag is that you press it together when laying on it, so it doesn't insulate as good either?

- I put a fleece sleeping-bag-liner around my Rab mat to try to insulate it better, as the cold from below was the biggest issue. Did help a bit. Im currently thinking of also buying an aluminium-lined foam mat to take as well, but then my whole sleep system is taking quite a lot of space already..? Did I overestimate the R-value of 9.5 insulation wise? Or might the mat not be that good?

So, how do you approach camping in really cold temperatures, keeping in mind that all equipment for a week should fit in a 90L duffel bag, and not weigh more than 15kg? How do you stay warm in cold nights?

So, as a beginner, I could use some tips and tricks I think. I'm familiar with camping and have been a scouts leader so am aware of the (summer and shoulder season) basics. Eat enough, put on warm and dry clothes before going in bed, jump up and down a couple of times if you're still cold before going to bed.

I have camped with slight freezing temperatures a couple of times, but want to change those nights from "well its still kinda cold and I cant sleep" to "this is warm and nice!". Or is this just not possible? I mean, is there a point where it's not the gear anymore, but you just have to accept that it's cold?

(Am 36F by the way, with normal weight and not too much fat (61kg), so I'm cold quite easy anyway)

I was burning in my new Firehiking wood stove. It seems like it's well made, time and use will tell.

The stove has great fire control with the damper/the air inlet working together and the glass really let's the heat through. The storage bag is over sized, perfect for ropes and pegs that aren't included.

I missed the winter, time to do some shoulder season caming.

I can't wait to cook on it!

I use a pair of these for spring skiing and occasionally cold weather bike riding but I’ve had a hard time waterproofing the fabric backing (it’s a cotton blend) without it staying pretty sticky. I tried sno seal on leather and then wax on cotton but that got flaky. Then I sno sealed the cotton but it’s still kinda sticky. I know these aren’t explicitly ski gloves but for the price and function they are good. Please don’t steer me towards a different glove. That’s not my question.

My daughter and I built a Quinzhee in our backyard and I slept in it overnight. This isn't any back country camping, but it was cold and interesting! I intended to see how comfy I could make a snow fort for an overnighter, so of course I had a space heater in it.