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Michael_in_MN
Oct 20, 2013Explorer
profdant139 wrote:
This picture will provide some encouragement for the OP's DW -- Mike mentioned that she now owns snow shoes. Let me tell you -- if you like to hike, snow shoes open up a whole new world! Very easy to use, and you can get into some amazing places -- this is in Freeman Grove in Giant Sequoia National Monument, east of Porterville, Calif, and that is my DW with one of her snowshoes up in the air:
And if you add some block foam under that aluminum floor (which should not be a really difficult job), you can camp in the snow, fairly comfortably. My guess is that there is a practical limit -- maybe 10 below zero might be ok, but not 25 below! (But what the heck do I know?? The coldest camping we have ever done was at 15 above zero.)
I've winter camped a few times in electric sites in nearby state parks. A 1000w fanless electric baseboard heater keeps it tolerable inside, or at least above freezing. The hardest part is that the tanks freeze and the state parks shut off the water and lock the flush toilets, so it's literally the pits (toilets) for us. :(
The DW isn't so fond of the cold. :)
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