Winter Camping
I'm back in Regina with all of my extremities intact, so I'm going to call our first back-country winter camp a rousing success— more or less. Although we were well-prepared (and I've somehow had colder sleeps in the woods) there were several lessons we picked up along the way.
As promised, here is the follow-up to our last article, Essentials for Winter Camping in Saskatchewan. This is what we learned:
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Let's start with a disclaimer - I am writing this article while my friends and I plan our first camping trip into the deep-freeze this January... However, this will be even better than having tips passed down from your "professional" survivalists! Firstly, you can see exactly how well these tips pan out once our story is published on our Stories page. Secondly, pros tend to gloss over details that come second-nature to themselves, but not necessarily to those who are venturing out for the first time. Thirdly, we're terrified. We're going the extra mile to research what we need to make this comfortable, especially since we'll be setting up camp a fair distance from the vehicles.
Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.
Here is a list of essential gear and strategy for camping in Saskatchewan's most unforgiving season:
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