Jokkmokk - Sub Zero Trip - February 2013

[charliefoxtrot]

Handy,thanks. I've been doing more preparation for the trip online, found some more info sites and swedish language intro with handy pronunciation .WAV files:

http://www2.hhs.se/isa/swedish/default.htm

Searchable map, bit like google maps only with more detail in town:

http://en.lokaldelen.se/map/Jokkmokk/#

Jokkmokk dog sled tours

http://www.jokkmokkguiderna.com/en/

List of shops in Jokkmokk:

http://www.turism.jokkmokk.se/en/service.aspx

Be good if we could pool all useful info here.

 

[Wayland]

In case anyone hasn't seen it yet the Market and events schedule is here.

 

[Wayland]

Oh yes, just in case anybody is unaware of it the 6th of February is also the Sámi National Day.

In Norway they take thier national day very seriously with all sorts of celebrations going on so it will be interesting to see how it is marked amongst the Sámi.

 

[Shewie]

Very helpful, thanks Wayland

Especially this one ..

Gos hivsset lea?


Or even ..

Fárut! Gos hivsset lea?

 

[Teepee]

Especially this one ..

Gos hivsset lea?


Or even ..

Fárut! Gos hivsset lea?

Well reminded mate, Forgot to pack some adult Pampers

 

[charliefoxtrot]

During the meetup in December Dave did a good job of selling the aluminised casualty blanket aka space blanket. I can see it being useful to me as a groundsheet in the bivi or as a rear reflective screen in a longfire shelter.

I've only found orange ones in the UK, at around £16, if I must have an olive one it'll cost me ~£17 posted from the states. Two questions, does anyone know of a source of olive ones in the UK, if I do order from the US, does anyone else want one ?

Andy

 

[DUCky]

If you stick with the orange, you have got the bonus of something for signalling or identification. I am taking a bright orange blizzard bag and one of those little silver emergency blankets as a potential building material.

 

[Wayland]

If I recall I found mine on Amazon somewhere but if I was getting another I'd go for the orange for signal use as suggested.

 

[Teepee]

Intersting things are afoot in the atmosphere;

The sun has been increasing in activity. It's peppered with sunspots and should provide some good light shows. More here http://spaceweather.com/

The weather patterns in the Northern hemisphere are looking like they will change quite soon, were in line for some much colder weather than present. The odds of us catching a cold spell are higher than usual-no certainty on it yet but something to keep in mind.
Fingers crossed for some proper cold weather here so I can get a little acclimatised.



A little heads up about Travelodges too, they are selling rooms at really low prices. Just booked a night in one before I fly from Heathrow for £19 .

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Intersting things are afoot in the atmosphere;

The sun has been increasing in activity. It's peppered with sunspots and should provide some good light shows. More here http://spaceweather.com/

The weather patterns in the Northern hemisphere are looking like they will change quite soon, were in line for some much colder weather than present. The odds of us catching a cold spell are higher than usual-no certainty on it yet but something to keep in mind.
Fingers crossed for some proper cold weather here so I can get a little acclimatised.



A little heads up about Travelodges too, they are selling rooms at really low prices. Just booked a night in one before I fly from Heathrow for £19 .

Lets hope so. Im fed up with all this warmth.

 

[Wayland]

Lets also hope for some clear skies so we can actually see the lights if they should appear.

 

[charliefoxtrot]

If you stick with the orange, you have got the bonus of something for signalling or identification. I am taking a bright orange blizzard bag and one of those little silver emergency blankets as a potential building material.

Aye that had occurred to me, thanks for the tip. With a roll of black tape to mark it 'sos' or summat it might serve quite well in a emergency. Also having something in the camp which stands out a bit might be useful when returning in poor visibility.

 

[Wayland]

Looks like the Magnetic Declination in the Jokkmokk area is about 7°19' East (Positive) at the moment.

Don't forget to set your compass accordingly.

 

[charliefoxtrot]

Have you invested in a proper map then ? I made enquiries in Henry Roberts in Kendal and their distributors can supply the Lantmäteriet maps but I've not done owt about it yet.

 

[Wayland]

I mainly use my compass to work out where the sun and the moon should be for photography.

I'll take a satelite shot and some printed maps of the immediate area but any of my bearings on the ground will be worked and noted to Magnetic North to avoid faffing around.

 

[bikething]

Aye that had occurred to me, thanks for the tip. With a roll of black tape to mark it 'sos' or summat it might serve quite well in a emergency.

just don't mark SOS on it unless you need it, or someone else might spot it and call in the rescue services!

Also having something in the camp which stands out a bit might be useful when returning in poor visibility.

not just in poor visibility - a quinzee or igloo on a snowfield or lake can become invisible from about 10m away. I carry a couple of Jerven rescue flags (dayglow orange with a reflective stripe) but a cheap hi-vis vest will do the same job.
I also carry some dayglo green strips of velcro with a reflective stripe down the middle. They were intended as armbands for walkers and cyclists, but I wrap them around tree trunks as waymarkers and to indicate turning-off points on trails.

The reflective bit is important as I presume you'll be short on daylight at this time of year, and not being able to find your shelter again after nipping out in the night to answer the call of nature could prove fatal

 

[Wayland]

We've got just under 7 hours with the sun over the horizon and about an extra hour of twilight at each end.

The moon is full around 27th Jan waning to last quarter at the beginning of the market week, new on the tenth.

Over snow that should be enough to get around with unless we get heavy cloud in which case it will be seriously dark from about 17:00 to 06:00

 

[charliefoxtrot]

Cheers bikething, was already on it, got an old hi-vis here that was due for the chop..

 

[charliefoxtrot]

Link to Lantmäteriet web-map for the Jokkmokk area, you can switch to english at the top right.

http://kso.lantmateriet.se/kartsok/...5563&placeName=&zoom=6&mapType=topowebbkartan

It seems there's incomplete coverage of the country in the currently available paper maps, eg. the 1:50k series doesn't include Jokkmokk.

 

[udamiano]

Right! just finalising the last bits and pieces, and getting bag packed and weighed, just waiting on a couple of items to be delivered. then I'm ready to go...