Winter Camping & Trekking
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296 viewsTackle used to tension wall tent ridge-line. 4-times amplification.
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317 viewsHere's my 8x10 set up with a rope for a ridgepole. I used a 4-part tackle (from a sailboat) for stretching it taut. As you see, no matter how tight you pull, some sag remains.
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Igloo in Algonquin250 viewsHere's a picture of an igloo built for an overnight in Algonquin. Warm and cozy in the storm.
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8 foot igloo181 viewsThis is a photo of our first igloo completed with the Ice Box. It has an inside diameter of eight feet.
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Gibson River266 viewsJust upstream from Gibson Lake. From snowmobile bridge.
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Hybrid set-up449 viewsHere's a picture of a seven pole set-up and the side poles for good measure...guess that's more of a 15 pole set-up!
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OK, so it's not a canoe. But it IS winter.243 views
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Home Made Anorak804 viewsHere's the anorak in use at the Deep Freeze trip on Nitro Creek in Feb. 2005
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Home Made Anorak - Hood Up520 viewsThe hood is very deep, and extends well beyond the front of the face - not great for peripheral vision, but it sure cuts the wind well.
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Home Made Anorak - Opened Up413 viewsHere's what the neck looks like opened up with the hood down. The big triangular gusset in the front makes the opening very large and helps ventilate if you get hot.
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Home Made Anorak549 viewsHere's the final product in use out on a trip.
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Home Made Anorak - the Front Pocket591 viewsJust as we started to put it together. The two sides will easily each hold a large leather mitt. The little pockets on the front were designed to hold odds 'n ends like matches, a compass, fire starters, etc.
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Home-Made Anorak Front Pocket531 viewsThis is the front pocket with the pocket flaps in place, the snow flaps at the side and the trim along the top.
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Completed Home-Made Anorak - Hood Up582 viewsThe anorak with the hood up and cinched tight around the face.
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White Juan395 views160 cm of snow in 24 hours. WoW!!!!
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Vigilant Sentry379 viewsSplit Rock Lighthouse
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Serenity438 viewsWinter camp along Lake Superior
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Winter Walk439 viewsSnowshoeing up the Split Rock River, rumbling beneath our feet.
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my pyramid tent last winter360 viewsUsed "deadmen" to hold the guylines as my steel spikes wouldn't drive into the heavily iced ground. Changed my bazooko stove chimney to 4 inch as the size and weight of 5 inch was way too much.
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