Transcript WINTER CAMPING - Prince George Secondary School

WINTER CAMPING
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Miranda and Ally
-shell jacket
-shell pants
-down jacket
-fleece jacket
-long underware (top and bottom)
-wool socks
-2 pairs of gloves
-Mitts vs Gloves: both are good options,
they each have disadvantages and
-waterproof mitts
advantages.
-warm hat
-Mitts share heat from finger to finger but
limit your movement.
-Gloves at least allow more movement but
restrict heat flow.
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1st layer (base). This layer is against your skin, and
should fit snuggly yet not restrict movement. The
material should be able to absorb water but not
retain it. Good fabric are polyester and propylene.
2nd layer (insulating). Same idea as the base. Must
contain your body heat and allow moisture to
escape. Synthetic materials and wool works very
well.
3rd layer (shell). Layers to help keep you dry. A shell
jacket and pant. It can be a simple nylon wind
breaker to a 3 ply waterproof breathable garment.
Layers..
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will depend on what activity..
Snowshoeing/hiking – insulated boots. Can
range up to -70 degrees. Plastic mountaineering
boots, Mukluks.
Boots
A vapor barrier is a clothing item which
is impervious to water thereby serving as
a barrier to the transportation of water
vapor. When worn near the skin it keeps
water vapor near the skin. Eventually the
humidity level rises to the point where
the body senses a high humidity level
and shuts off insensible perspiration.
This prevents evaporative heat loss and
slows dehydration.
 should be used directly against the skin
because any evaporation of moisture
directly at the skin surface leads to heat
lose.
 if you’re a person that sweats a lot..
Maybe not good idea
Vapor barriers
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Shelters
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Shelters
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Ideal kitchen areas are three to four feet deep rectangular holes
shoveled in the snow. The length should be five to eight feet and
the width three to four feet. A shelf should be made in the snow
approximately one foot below the top the hole where a stove can
be set and all cooking is done. If you are tired, a kitchen may
consist of a small hole deep enough to stand in and to keep the
stove out of the wind.
start melting water right after the kitchen area has been
constructed.
try to bring water bottles that can withstand freezing, keep them
upside down.
Bury your water bottles upside down at night to keep them
insulated from freezing and just mark it with a ski pole
at night if you want water bottles with you keep it in your
sleeping bag
scrap the food out of dirty dishes with snow..
Cooking
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Sleeping bags for winter camping should be rated to
temperatures below what you will likely experience if
you want to be comfortable.
bag itself should be a mummy style bag with a hood.
Iinsulation should be a least 1/2 " thick (two 3/8 "
summer pads work well, or use a Thermosets on top of
a 3/8 " foam pad). It best to use full length pads so that
all of your body is insulated.
go to the bathroom before bed. If u wake up in the
middle of the night and have to go.. Go. Than your
body can work on keeping your body temperature up.
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Sleeping
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stomp a path that leads to the “bathroom” and be 150
ft away from a trail
Choose your poop site: Your poop site should be 200 feet
from trails, camp, and a water source - again, in a place
that will not drain into water during the next storm.
Select an inconspicuous site where other people will be
unlikely to walk or camp. If camping in the area for
more than one night, or if camping with a large group,
poop sites should be widely dispersed.
dig a hole.. Than do your business in it, take a stick
and mix the bio waste with the soil.
than fill the hole.
Pack out your toilet paper!
Lou
Large
vs. small
More heat from one Source
Less heat from one source
Small fires mean you need to start and
built more fires
One to start and keep
burnin
Campfire