Do you prefer to base camp or travel while on a winter camping trip?

[Heavy Duty]

Survey Time!!!!

Trying to gauge the field here. You're welcome to answer as many as you like. What's your style of winter camping?

[Brautigam908]

Really depends. Some trips, I just want to "run and gun" and see all the things! Other times though, I like to take it a bit slower and stay awhile - get to know the locals. 😀

[KeithMiller]

I voted for all 3 since I do about equal amounts of each. 1 and 3 I will take the hot tent. 1 was the reason I bought the snowtrekker. My other tents were too heavy to take on the dog sled. For 2 I usually use the bivy sack and sleep with the dogs or on top of the sled.

[Heavy Duty]

I voted for all 3 since I do about equal amounts of each. 1 and 3 I will take the hot tent. 1 was the reason I bought the snowtrekker. My other tents were too heavy to take on the dog sled. For 2 I usually use the bivy sack and sleep with the dogs or on top of the sled.

That's cool! sleeping with the dogs and the sled, wow!

[KeithMiller]

That's cool! sleeping with the dogs and the sled, wow!

I could bring what I need to demonstrate it at Winter Camping Rendezvous. Can't go to Winter Camping Symposium. We have a large War of 1812 reenactment that weekend. Will be doing blacksmith demonstrations on my Lewis and Clark Expedition replica forge and my wife and granddaughters will be carding, spinning and dying wool. Will be selling hand made wool items and forged products. Items we sell are things that would be used in a primitive camp or settlement.

[Heavy Duty]

Hats off to you Keith. That would be awesome to see at the rendezvous.

[ducttape]

#1 & #2 depending on the trip.

[Michigandave]

I'm all for just a couple miles in via pulk then basecamping for 2-6 days or so. Seems like it takes me the first day to get all set up, then I can get into a routine of processing wood, then just enjoy the rest of my time out there with friends, drinking bourbon, coffee, awesome meals, and rotating between hanging out in everyone's hot tents. And yes, my hot tent has a name.

[snapper]

At this point in my life (67) with a total knee replacement, bad shoulder, etc., I find it more fun to go somewhere and set up a base camp for future explorations from there. I find it a better use of my time; and energy 😉

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

snapper

[memaquay]

After some medical issues, I bought a skidoo. Don't know why I didn't do it before, fun, fun, fun! I can continue winter camping, and I can haul a lot of comfort items now that weight isn't an issue.

[Ray1984]

I prefer to move everyday, even if it is only a few KM. I find that if i stay where I am I dont bother to explore around me and I just end up wasting the day relaxing.

[Heavy Duty]

Ray1984 Yea! I go back to work to rest physically. I go out to the woods to rest mentally.

[Ray1984]

Ray1984 Yea! I go back to work to rest physically. I go out to the woods to rest mentally.

I know right! its weird, I enjoy the work of moving daily. Its nice to wake up every day and see some new sights. I also like the feeling of walking in new snow.

[JenGoesCamping]

We prefer to basecamp then go exploring all day.

[Arctic Fox]

There is so much more setup involved in hot tenting which makes base camping more appealing. I have don't trips where we moved a few times and I felt like I spent too much time setting up and tearing down. Cold camping would be more conducive to moving often. We spend most of our day fishing, making improvements to our camp & exploring.