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Posted by danielgoldberg86 on October 9, 2007 at 1:41:25 am EDT
In reply to 3-season tent use posted by MTB416 on September 29, 2007 at 12:54:13 pm EDT

I have never slept in a 4-season tent myself, yet have fully utilized a three-season tent. I come from what some might consider "up-north" in Wisconsin. The first time I winter camped, I was very young and not smart. We thought the easiest place to set up would be on the lake (well frozen, ice breaking wasn't a concern) but on a lake there is no stopping the wind. It was a cold night, probably -5 or so degrees F. The windchill made it a lot cooler. If you want to be comfortable in that kind of condition, you are going to have to bulk up. I was freezing.
The next time I winter camped, we camped in the woods for shelter from the wind, and I brought a warmer bag and more clothes. That night got down to 0 degrees F., and I never felt a chill. I guess my main advice would be to bring more warming clothes than you think necessary.
One tip is to pour hot water in some nalgenes before you go to bed, make sure they DO NOT LEAK and are SEALED TIGHT, then put them in your bag with you. It retains its heat pretty well becuase of the specific heat of water or something like that, and so gives makes the night a little warmer. Either do that or sleep with a dog in your bag.

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