By luck and design, I live on 100 acres, literally on the edge of many thousands of acres of forested State and Federal lands. Being retired, I try to get "out there" for at least an hour or two everyday. Snowshoeing season begins in early December and lasts until mid-March or April, sometimes later. It can get cold, -40 or far lower, but I go anyway. Stopping for a daily boil-up is simply another way of slowing down, and enhancing the experience. I prefer to using my hobo stove over building a larger fire in the snow: less work for me, and it furnishes all the heat I need for the work at hand. I always carry my hatchet and folding saw, just on the chance I might want to build a larger fire, or simply clear my paths.
