Winter

10 entries share this tag.

Carrying and storing water Water How much to carry, what to carry it in, and how to keep a supply at camp or the cabin clean.

Closing and opening the cabin Off Grid Shutting the cabin down for the winter so nothing freezes, rots or moves in, and opening it again in the spring without a nasty surprise.

Freezing rain and ice Weather and Sky Rain that freezes the moment it lands. It glazes the ground, bends the trees and brings down the power.

Ice fishing a pond Fishing Trout through the ice: testing it, cutting a hole, and staying warm while you jig.

Snow shelter Shelter Digging in when the wind is up and there is nothing to build with.

Snow trench Shelter The fastest snow shelter there is: a slot dug in the snow, roofed over, out of the wind in under an hour.

Snowmobile travel Winter and Cold Getting in and out of the country on a machine in winter, and what to carry when it quits miles from the truck.

The toilet in the woods Camp and Cabin Where to go, how to dig the hole, what to wipe with, and how to carry it out when the ground is rock or frozen.

Tree well shelter Shelter Using the hollow under a big spruce or fir in deep snow: a roof already there, and boughs all around to finish it.

Winter camping Winter and Cold Sleeping warm in the snow: what goes under you, what goes in the bag with you, and how to wake up with water that is not frozen.