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Camping at -35°C (lemmy.world)
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[–] 12 points 9 months ago (7 children)

The photo is great!
But is it worth that kind of effort?
Why do this to yourself? Just to know you can?

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  • [–] [S] 16 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    We do sled dog tours, this was the first time we had such a temperature during this overnight trip. When it is -20 or warmer, it isn't so bad.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    If you're moving and it's not windy -20 doesn't sound that bad. -35 sounds pretty brutal. -20 would also be pretty rough if it's windy.

    I'm a yank whose been stuck between daily highs of 0 F (-17 C) and 15 F (-10 C) for the past month. It's always amusing shoveling my driveway in the evening after the kids are asleep and I start taking off layers due to body heat + sweat despite it being properly cold. I can't imagine trying to dress appropriately where you can't easily retreat inside and try again if you got it wrong the first time. I imagine that sweat is the enemy when you're out in the elements like that.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Outdoor Boys on youtube has a bunch of videos of extreme cold camping, same setup too w/ a hot tent

    Sometimes the “why” in those videos is a multi day hunting trip or a wood cutting trip

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    I'm looking to get into winter camping. So far the lowest I've done overnight was just 4 or 5 degrees below freezing. No stove, just a hammock.

    It's exhilarating. I'll do it again just for the fun of it.

    Nothing like waking up to a half frozen water bottle (always keep your filter on your person, so it doesn't freeze and make you sick).

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