Any one snow camping?

[Pattree]

I was camped last week.

Can’t get out this week.

Is anyone managing to get out for a night while it lasts?

My pitch in the Berwyns is just about accessible and under about 10cm. I love lying in my bag and listening to snow on the tipi. I don’t have a pic of my Kettle in the snow! It looks spectacular on full chat in a snowy dawn.

 

[Nice65]

That’s crazy talk, an utterly ridiculous idea. I’ve walked the dog against my will, and will be spending much of the next few days indoors eating homemade treacle, date and walnut flapjacks and drinking tea.

 

[John Fenna]

"Snow" - what is that?

 

[Woody girl]

Nah, my wool quilt and electric kettle are too tempting to give up even for one night.
I do get out and have the odd brew up during the day tho. I realy don't do well when it's cold and dark. I'm a summer time sort of lass.

 

[Chris]

Hoping to get out and do some hot tenting in the snow this winter, even if it means heading North of Hadrian’s Wall to get some of the lovely proper snow.

 

[Tengu]

Im saving up for some.

 

[Woody girl]

I do have a small hot tent and stove. Am awaiting a half inner, and for slightly warmer spring weather. I've camped up mountains in Wales in the winter when younger, thought very little of it at the time, but I think I'm getting too soft, and creaky to put myself through that in very cold weather. Shame realy, but arthritis takes no prisoners.
I think I'd risk it in a heated camper or caravan tho...

 

[haptalaon]

I really want to - I've camped in frost before - but unfortunately, health prevents. Too sleepy to get up and pack my rucksack, so certainly too sleepy for a difficult camp out!

I get so twitchy indoors in the winter but even with decent kit, going outside in the wet and cold is a big hurdle to overcome. Then of course in the summer I'm fussy about heat. But man, I love the outdoors in that one week in March when conditions are just right XD

 

[Suffolkrafter]

I would love to. Unfortunately east Anglia has not been blessed with snow, and it's a fair old trek to the hills.

 

[jcr71]

we dont get snow down south.

 

[Pattree]

Do you know, I hadn’t heard of hot tenting till I came here and I’ve been a winter camper for much of my life.
Oh I’d heard of the big bell tents with stoves and the Tentipi set ups of course but not for stuff you chuck into the van and head off with.

I think it was Billy Connolly quoting Inuit lore: There is no such thing as bad weather, just wrong clothes. I may enjoy feeling cold on my face and fingers but I never let myself GET cold!

How do you get you and a stove into a two and a half metre tent like the Smoky or the Polish Poncho?

Hot water bottle in my sleeping bag - yes. Woodburner stove? - haven’t got one.
I count myself very fortunate but I really love Winter.

Anyway, looks as if I’ve missed the snow this time.

 

[Lean'n'mean]

Last time I camped out in snow was back in december '81. There was a good foot of long lasting snow across most of southern Britain & I was wild camping in the New Forest. Night temps; dropped to -18°C & I wasn't at all equiped, gear wise.
Snow is great to walk in but I will only camp in the stuff if I don't have the choice. We may have a few flakes tommorrow as storm Caetano passes through but I don't' think I'll be pitching the tent in the garden.

 

[Flecktarnmann]

Yes, last week. Also my first time using a tarp alongside my bivvy, and that made it the worst night ever lol (first time ever using a tarp and it wasn't secured properly, so the wind constantly made it rise up and down)

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[Pattree]

But you did it! Well done. I’m glad someone did (and I’m jealous!)
Thanks for sharing the pictures.

 

[John Fenna]

Back in my youth I did a fair bit of "Snow Holing" up in the Scottish mountains - by far the best way to camp in the snow
I have also camped in the snow in tents, bivis and under tarps and await a decent fall of snow to get out in the white stuff again ... but no useful snow has fallen here in years!

 

[Pignut]

I am planning to head out in it at some point this year - If we get any snow to speak of!