Re: Coldest temperature you've ever camped in?

When I was about 13 years old, our boy scout troop experienced a winter campout in central Minnesota. We knew it was going to be a cold one, but apparently none of our adult leaders knew just how cold! The temperature dipped to 30 below that night. This was in the 1970's, and none of us were well equipped. A few had excellent down sleeping bags, but most of us were in doubled up cloth-type sleeping bags with blankets and johnny-handwarmers inside. I remember being in a little ball all night wondering why we were there.

In the morning, only three of the ten cars started, so we spent our Sunday trying to jump start vehicles all morning while we told stories of our sleepless, dreamless (unless you count thoughts of fireplaces!) nights.

We were all pretty proud when we drove back to the church where our angry and intense parents had gathered to chew out the scout leaders for taking that risk.

Since then, I have outfitted myself with some quality gear and realized that old axiom:

there's no bad weather, just bad equipment....

Well.....maybe!

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