Last week I had some some vacation and took the dogs up north.
As I have had healthissues for the last few years I haven´t been able to do any real touring so the aim of the trip was to test some equipment, renew my skills and test my, and the dogs, fitness for possible longdistance racing next year.
I had planned to do a couple of over night trips but as it was pretty cold (-25 C) and the dogs don´t have a full winter coat of fur I wasn´t sure I was up to it so I opted for doing daytrips of between 15 and 35 km.
This didn´t stop me from pitching my new tent (Hilleberg Namatj 2) during lunchbreaks just to check it out and getting a routine.
I didn´t get many pictures because my camera didn´t agree with the cold. If I took the batteries out of my pocket and put them in the camera I could get maybe two pics before it froze up.
A tip for you.
If you get a small car, even a week on holiday makes you feel like your on an expedition!
Heading out on the first day. - 17 C and a lovely blue sky with warming sun.
The sled is packed with everything required for mountaintrips or long distance racing. Just add more food and fuel.
Lunchbreak on the first day. The sun is really warming and I pitched my new tent just for practise.
My new 2008 Namatj 2. It seems to be everything I require. Stormproof yet quite light. Big enough for two people or one man and two dogs (my dogs are spoiled rotten and sleep in the tent with me) and the factor that made the decision over the Nallo, great ventilation to get out the moisture from three mammals breathing cold winter air.
Lunchbreak on a different day. The stove is a KAP arctic burner in a trangia setup and my little bitch, who belives she is a princess although she pulls like a demon, thinks that dogfood is for dogs and that she should share my REALmeal.
I stopped by a log shelter, built centuries ago when people lived here while harvesting the sedge on mires for cattle fodder.
There are many of these ruffly furnished shelters all over the area and they are kept in order by the local comunity and, although this one wasn´t, are usually supplied with firewood by the snowmobile clubs. They are open for use by anyone and is a great asset for camping and fishing.
An old grindingstone and some scythes and a rake out front tell a story of times past.
The scythe handle in the centre has the year 1860 and the initials ELS carved into it.
Coffeebreak same place, next day.
To pull, eat and rest is a huskys idea of paradise!
As I have had healthissues for the last few years I haven´t been able to do any real touring so the aim of the trip was to test some equipment, renew my skills and test my, and the dogs, fitness for possible longdistance racing next year.
I had planned to do a couple of over night trips but as it was pretty cold (-25 C) and the dogs don´t have a full winter coat of fur I wasn´t sure I was up to it so I opted for doing daytrips of between 15 and 35 km.
This didn´t stop me from pitching my new tent (Hilleberg Namatj 2) during lunchbreaks just to check it out and getting a routine.
I didn´t get many pictures because my camera didn´t agree with the cold. If I took the batteries out of my pocket and put them in the camera I could get maybe two pics before it froze up.
A tip for you.
If you get a small car, even a week on holiday makes you feel like your on an expedition!
Heading out on the first day. - 17 C and a lovely blue sky with warming sun.
The sled is packed with everything required for mountaintrips or long distance racing. Just add more food and fuel.
Lunchbreak on the first day. The sun is really warming and I pitched my new tent just for practise.
My new 2008 Namatj 2. It seems to be everything I require. Stormproof yet quite light. Big enough for two people or one man and two dogs (my dogs are spoiled rotten and sleep in the tent with me) and the factor that made the decision over the Nallo, great ventilation to get out the moisture from three mammals breathing cold winter air.
Lunchbreak on a different day. The stove is a KAP arctic burner in a trangia setup and my little bitch, who belives she is a princess although she pulls like a demon, thinks that dogfood is for dogs and that she should share my REALmeal.
I stopped by a log shelter, built centuries ago when people lived here while harvesting the sedge on mires for cattle fodder.
There are many of these ruffly furnished shelters all over the area and they are kept in order by the local comunity and, although this one wasn´t, are usually supplied with firewood by the snowmobile clubs. They are open for use by anyone and is a great asset for camping and fishing.
An old grindingstone and some scythes and a rake out front tell a story of times past.
The scythe handle in the centre has the year 1860 and the initials ELS carved into it.
Coffeebreak same place, next day.
To pull, eat and rest is a huskys idea of paradise!
