Sleeping out

[johnnytheboy]

I was just wondering, not that I was going todo it, but how do you guys go about sleeping out in the arctic?

Just wondered what kit you guys use, if I was ever to be in the position to go abroad then how expensive would an arctic camping trip be?

 

[Red Fox]

This is a good way johnny.A trip may cost you about 1000 but if you have a lot of good kit then about 500 to 700.But thats only wat i think so see wat the other guys think to.This is wat i am takeing to camp in on my next tripBut you might want one of thise but then you can spend about 200 geting it out ther.Big tarps are a inexpensive way of going as you can make a tepee or lane to ....

 

[sandbender]

If you want to be hardcore, dig a snow trench, maybe line the bottom with some spruce. Its nice to be able to watch the stars and maybe the Aurora through the night but getting out of your bag and into your gear can be painful. The warmest and most comfortable night I had up there was in a quinzee.

 

[ozzy1977]

What about the arctic in summer, much nicer and a heck of a lot warmer

 

[sandbender]

What about the arctic in summer, much nicer and a heck of a lot warmer

Flying bitey things! However I dare say it must be like Scotland, choose the correct part of Spring or Autumn and you will be fine.

There is something quite otherworldly about Arctic Scandinavia in winter, the silence, the daily routine and discipline needed to stop bits falling off, I can't wait to get back up there with the kids when they are older.

 

[rg598]

Get a properly rated sleeping bag and mat. The price of each will depend on a number of factors.

 

[ozzy1977]

When I went to Finland, near Mikkeli for a few weeks we were lucky as we had a sacrificial lamb, think his name was Phil. Anyway he would draw all the mozzie to him, ending up with a face like a cauliflower and the rest of us bite free