I'd focus on how to keep dry, warm, fed and hydrated, and gather my knowledge and kit from that.
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Open invitation arctic meet 2017
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What SGL70 said...
Plenty of hot tent stuff out ( and on here )
I'm more a tarp/built arctic shelter and fire guy.
Chris
Every book I could find on the subject.
The Snow Walkers Companion is a particularly good one if you can get it.
I 'think' I have the basics of that sorted, in theory at least
Thanks, I'll have a look for that as well as others.
Evening Gary!
Also my favorite, but getting hard to find now alas,and pricey!
Good chat on WinterTrekking.com, lots of good posts and articles and advice.
Chris.
Nice link thanks, yeah the book is hard to get a hold of for cheap here, I have a friend going to the states soon so maybe she can pick a copy up there, if not I'll bite the bullet
They do a new print run every now and again which brings the price down but who knows when the next one will be.
Worth every penny though IMO.
Worth every penny though IMO.
Here you go Alan, Anyone who wants one, LOTN have them in stock, if you put it in the basket it charges you more than it should do. If you email Dave, and ask him to requote you for UK delivery, he'll lower the delivery price.
Also Calvin Rutstrums book, paradise below zero is an interesting read. But as Chris Says, Wintertrekking.com is probably your best online resource
Also Calvin Rutstrums book, paradise below zero is an interesting read. But as Chris Says, Wintertrekking.com is probably your best online resource
Need a bit of help regarding foods, as in what to bring from the UK and what to buy once there, and amounts, what's the 'norm' 3 hot meals a day if in camp, 2 in camp and 1 cold if out for the day, can't find much in the way of info on this.
Thanks for looking and helping
Thanks for looking and helping
Perhaps a question aimed a Dave?
My two cents goes as this:
It depends a bit on how much calories you need, how active you are, what you like etc.
Freeze dried food is very convenient - all ingredients cooks at the same time...but with planning and ways to keep food from getting cold, you can do more or less anything you do at home.
Buy/bring butter and add a spoonful to every meal.
Also, drink a lot water. Seriously. A lot. You loose surprisingly much water from exhaling...
Dave might have other guidlines for the expedition members, though.
Cheers,
Greger
My two cents goes as this:
It depends a bit on how much calories you need, how active you are, what you like etc.
Freeze dried food is very convenient - all ingredients cooks at the same time...but with planning and ways to keep food from getting cold, you can do more or less anything you do at home.
Buy/bring butter and add a spoonful to every meal.
Also, drink a lot water. Seriously. A lot. You loose surprisingly much water from exhaling...
Dave might have other guidlines for the expedition members, though.
Cheers,
Greger
Its a meet, not an expedition... I know I suggested it, but Im not in charge.
Im no expert either.
Your body processes food differently in the cold, for instance white bread is considered better for you up there than brown. Dont ask me why.
As far as food goes, Its a tricky one for me, and one I'd consider closer to the time, as different airlines and destinations, have different rules about what you can and cannot take.
Calorific intake. Depends on what youre doing. Pork products are a popular stable in the cold.
Last time I just took a heck of a lot of meat, but the weight was horrendous. This time I'll be giving it more thought, and might post my menu closer to the time. Once Ive looked at the airline rules.
Ideally, I'd like to take a lot of home made dehydrated stuff with me, to add to freeze dried packets. And buy sausages or steaks over there if poss.
But has been said, fatty foods is the way to go. All we need is a good plan. Nearest supermarket, from airport, that sells sausages and steaks for instance. Or get a local who is meeting us to buy us enough sausages for the week in advance,
As far as flights are concerned. We want the destination to be dry cold, below -14˚C if possible. And the best chance we will have of knowing that is to book at the last minute, after looking at weather forecasts.
So if the weather forecast at the end of december says that Kiruna will be ranging from 0˚C to -5˚C all week with a 60% chance of precipitation, in the first week of Jan, but Kittila in Finland, says the second week of Jan will be ranging from -20˚C to -10˚C Then Id rather fly to Kittila.
The colder it is, the more enjoyable and safer it will be.
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Its a meet, not an expedition... I know I suggested it, but Im not in charge.
Im no expert either.
Your body processes food differently in the cold, for instance white bread is considered better for you up there than brown. Dont ask me why.
As far as food goes, Its a tricky one for me, and one I'd consider closer to the time, as different airlines and destinations, have different rules about what you can and cannot take.
Calorific intake. Depends on what youre doing. Pork products are a popular stable in the cold.
Last time I just took a heck of a lot of meat, but the weight was horrendous. This time I'll be giving it more thought, and might post my menu closer to the time. Once Ive looked at the airline rules.
Ideally, I'd like to take a lot of home made dehydrated stuff with me, to add to freeze dried packets. And buy sausages or steaks over there if poss.
But has been said, fatty foods is the way to go. All we need is a good plan. Nearest supermarket, from airport, that sells sausages and steaks for instance. Or get a local who is meeting us to buy us enough sausages for the week in advance,
As far as flights are concerned. We want the destination to be dry cold, below -14˚C if possible. And the best chance we will have of knowing that is to book at the last minute, after looking at weather forecasts.
So if the weather forecast at the end of december says that Kiruna will be ranging from 0˚C to -5˚C all week with a 60% chance of precipitation, in the first week of Jan, but Kittila in Finland, says the second week of Jan will be ranging from -20˚C to -10˚C Then Id rather fly to Kittila.
The colder it is, the more enjoyable and safer it will be.
Ok, so a lot of last minute ish shopping, I can handle that, plus I am a carnivore, I like meat dishes, with meat, so buying local sounds good, I'll have to mess with the dehydrator,oh wait, I'll have to get one first
Thanks for the input guys
I'll go with the flow, as you say, dry cold, been looking at your toboggan thread, I'm not too shabby with my hands so might have a look at making one, early days yet.
Maybe easier to buy one, tried pming you, I don't get any notification but maybe your inbox is full ?
