tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943627808770318379.post1618146576987416109..comments2024-02-14T07:46:50.268-07:00Comments on Big Wheel Building: Jeny and The Race: Camp notes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943627808770318379.post-59494010986960687342017-02-17T08:21:13.354-07:002017-02-17T08:21:13.354-07:00For winter camping, having a small emergency blank...For winter camping, having a small emergency blanket along (one of the Mylar ones you find anywhere) is super handy. Throw it down as a groundsheet to keep your pad drier, but it behind you to reflect heat from a fire if you decide to have one, throw it over top of you if it's snowing. They weigh nothing and take up almost no space.<br />They seem gimmicky, but pretty darn useful.Paul Chttp://yukonfrolics.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943627808770318379.post-37275391224727345212017-02-16T15:57:40.699-07:002017-02-16T15:57:40.699-07:00This is pretty much a description of what my daugh...This is pretty much a description of what my daughter and I been doing, except that we have tended to use a tarp over us since many of the places we go don't allow random camping or can't be depended on for sheltering trees. My friends have questioned our preference for the tarp, but on the third night, you sure appreciate how dry you are when others are shivering.<br />The one year I did the ITI, I have memories of spending the night in Shell Lake Lodge and thinking it was as loud as a chainsaw factory testing room. Smart of Jeny to sleep outside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com