Winter Camping & Trekking
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Stove #1-3112 viewsreally, the whole shebang!
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Stove #1-2122 viewsNo really , it works too!
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Stove #1111 viewsMy first winter stove.
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Mt Logan Tent163 viewsSummer use of a Mt Logan (aka McKinley) tent on the tundra, Ellesmere Island, NU
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slush tracks152 viewscrossing the Amable du Fond, Feb 2004
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heading for home278 viewsUHMW-PE toboggan, 12' long, 16" wide
fully loaded, pulled by a single dog
Algonquin Park, March 2006
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old and new toboggans313 viewsUHMW toboggan, 12 ft long x 16" wide
traditional wood toboggan, 7 ft long x 15" wide
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Sled177 views
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Sled161 views
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Sled123 viewsThe sled is made with some old skiis, 1x4 rough spruce and 1/2" plywood.
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ski sled bottom view165 viewsskis attached with 3 carriage bolts through 2 x 4 risers, 1/4" plywood deck and 3/4 " x 1'' gunnels. Also used several 2 1/2 " deck screws through ski into the risers.
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ski sled front view188 viewsshows bottom of sled from front. Note all wood parts sealed with 3 coats of varnish
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Siglin Sled, packed, side view 2.186 viewsSiglin Sled pulk, packed for a solo cold camp for 2 days. Note curved up sides and bow and stern construction on pulk. Bow and stern cut with several tabs, sqeeezed and bolted to create upturned shape.
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Secret spot, solo trip.215 viewsSiglin sled, packed for a cold camp, 2 day trip.
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Siglin Sled, packed, side view.189 viewsSiglin Sled pulk, paked for a group cold camp for 4 days. Note curved up sides and bow and stern construction on pulk. Bow and stern cut with several tabs, sqeeezed and bolted to create upturned shape.
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Siglin Sled, packed rear view233 viewsLoaded for a 4 day cold camp trip with a group of 4 others, X_mas - New Years break, 2005
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The Snowshoe Man's Address178 viewsFor those interested..
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436 views
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Cozy spot212 views
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Pressure crack206 viewsThe fishers said these get to be 2ft in early season. this one was only 2 or 3 inches. When we woke up after a night of thumping ice you could see a bunch of new 1/4 inch cracks around the tent and when trekking.
Full story : http://www.puregold.cooltrap.com/jeff060223.html
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Ice jam at 8pm.190 viewsWe walked thru 6 inches of slush right after this!! Yikes!! quickly changed course.
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The 28k mark. Back on land.531 views
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Lake Winnipeg 30 below560 viewsTaken on a over night Trek from Grand Beach to Gimli. Sunrise the temp was -30c. I had to cuddle with my stove to get it going... haha
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Gray Jay160 viewsThe day we were leaving they came to investigate and this was as close as I could get.
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Wolf Snare345 viewsHad there been a Beer there, the two of us might have been caught!
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Fox185 viewsThis little guy seems to have found us 2 years in a row.
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Frontenac373 viewsOut for a winter hike in Frontenac
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Frontenac Park218 viewsFrozen beaver pond in Frontenac
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