I’ve been through it all when it comes to cold weather sleeping bags. My expeditions and projects have found me in a myriad of situations, including shivering in a 40-degree summer bag through a 17-degree night, lugging a thick Coleman®…
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Winter can be the perfect season to seek solitude along some of your favorite, more crowded trails or peaks. Together, let’s dig into some winter camping myths that are keeping you and your buds from sleeping on the snow.
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As summer becomes fall and fall becomes winter, a new set of challenges arrives with winter camping. Packing lists get heavier and longer as you gather the right gear for staying safe and warm. Winter sleeping bags, warmer jackets, four-season…
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It’s 3AM and properly raging outside. We’re on the North side of Pitchoff Mountain, in New York’s Adirondack Park. It’s a relatively short snowshoe from the car, but it feels like Alaska right now. It’s -4F inside the tent and…
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Perhaps you’re thinking about getting into some winter camping. Maybe you’re looking to venture out later in the fall—or earlier in the spring—and happen to be a cold sleeper. The question will eventually arise: What do I need, a 3-season…
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Ever wonder how a sleeping bag rating correlates to performance at camp? Before 2005, it was common for campers to have cold nights due to the inaccuracy and variety of sleeping bag temperature ratings. Today, standardized sleeping bag ratings give…
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