Pop Up Soft Side Campers in the Winter
Could anyone who has owned one of these tell me how well they stay warm in the wintertime.
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silversand wrote:SidecarFlip wrote:
Many decades ago, when I was an Eagle Scout, I slept many a night on the ground in my tent in the middle of nowhere in snow storms and never gave it a thought because I was always prepared (like a good scout) and like a still good scout, I'm prepared now too.
...Venturer Scout here....from waaaay back (Canada). I hear you. I've slept in open-front tents at -31F for entire weekends....cooking, trekking, etc...the motto is: challenge :D
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....that said, I use our Outfitter Caribou (8-foot floor pop-up) after season (just before winter/late fall) and spring (late April) as my "office" on our property "camping area" in the forest. In this part of the World, we have feet of snow at times during fall and spring, but I'm out in my camper office morning to night (0800 till 1630) 5 days a week, till camper goes into winter storage. Most times, it is ~33F daytime high...~14F early morning. I run an 1100 watt electric heater, and no problem (even with 12+ inches of snow on the roof). The only thing to guard against, is cold advection when I sit beside my non thermopane (single-pane) window.
I still own and have purchased some very serious cold weather gear. My mummy bag is good for 15 below (f) and my down parka is Arctic rated. Use my bag in the camper and keep the heat down. So long as no ice appears on my cold coffee, I''m good.
