I have a North Face down mummy 30* bag somewhere? I bought in 198*, I think I paid over $300 for it. Back in the day I was a serious hiker. I have hiked the Ozark Highland Trail, Ouachita Trail. The Appalachian Trail, The Pacific Crest Trail. (Colin Fletcher) was my hero back then. Now in my 70 and in bad health I enjoy you and others videos here. I check UA-cam daily to see who has posted new stories of life in the outdoors. Thank You and Merry Christmas. 👍❤️👏🇺🇸
Awesome. I want to start hiking long trails. I am hardcore camper all year round and a motorsport enthusiast from atvs, snowmobiles,racecars and off road trucks.
Good vid, I'm with you, in that fall and winter camping especially are way better than summer and spring! As for staying warm, we engage in tipi hot tenting as well as using our Gazelle Pavillion, 13ft diameter, 8 ft roof gazebo with an internal hub. We equip this with a 12-14 inch propane fire pit for daytime use, and a heater buddy at night. We employ blackout thermal curtains at the 6ft height level all the way around the interior which help to trap ambient heat and keep us a good 15-20 degrees warmer than outside, even without the additional heating methods. With the choice of heat employed, it can easily be 80-90 degrees inside when it'a below freezing outside! Fun stuff to play in the winter!
Its funny because here in Colorado, it feels like spring/fall(60+degree days and mid 30s at night) and yet very few are out camping on the weekends! I LOVE IT! I can find a campsite almost anywhere i want now. I heard everyone has already winterizes their RVs, so that helps.
15 and 30 degree quilts in our RTT, with a diesel heater. Perfect combo. Slept with all the windows of the tent open and the heater go the tent to 60 degrees while temps were in high 20’s and low 30’s. Had an insulated lining for the tent, and found it warmed up the tent with windows closed about 10-15 degrees. Just enough to get freezing temps above freezing. We moved to a teardrop trailer this year, and sometimes don’t need the heater at all, found the trailer will stay in 40’s or 50’s with windows cracked open. Camped in Moab last month with temps in 20’s use the heater, and it got to 75 in the trailer. It’s a 2kw Planar model, and love it.
Super glad to see you started with the basics like base layers and sleeping bags/quilts. Trapping your own body heat in the loft of the bag is what keeps you warmest at the basic level and thats what makes real down better then synthetics. Thats why your Enlightened quilt works so well. Also insulating your back side while laying down keeps your warmth locked in. They use an R rating system to show insulating quality. We use backpacking sleeping gear to save space while overlanding. Base layers, good down bag, and insulated sleeping pad and good to go! Always a pleasure to see your new videos on my notifications 😀
I have been using the diesel heater for about 2 years, it's just the best for cold weather, and I'm talking Colorado Winter above 10k ft I think one night was -18 and my roof tent was nice and warm above 70 deg on medium, they do consume very little battery and approx 1/3 gl of diesel per night and CERO CONDENSATION.
I have done as low as -13 degrees in a 2 season tent with a Blackcat catalytic heater attached to a 20 lb tank of propane, and a minus 30 mummy bag. That was in Kansas. Then we used a cheapo walmart electric heater in Arkansas, temp was like 25. Ice formed on the outside of the tent both times, but we stayed warm till we went out,Brrrrrrrr!!!!! Build fire!
Subscriber and Patron- I love my sleeping bag set up- I have a 23Zero walkabout 62 with 2 old school Coleman (thick!) sleeping bags zipped together for 1 big one. When it gets cold my go to is the buddy heater in the annex. I also have a CO alarm I take when I’m using it
I've got a Big buddy heater mostly for the garage. It has the same output as a little buddy on low and medium then high will run you out. It is roughly equivalent to three 15amp space heaters. Things I don't like about them is the lack of fine temperature control.
I switched from a big buddy to a diesel heater for ice fishing, much better quality of heat. Eyes don't sting, air is fresher and no moisture build up inside the fish house. Able to blow the heat along the floor, keeps your feet warmer and heat even vs. Just at the top of the roof.
Have only camped once so far in sub 30 degrees. We used an electric blanket as a base plus a 0 degree bag and blankets on top of us. We wore warm clothes to bed as well but it kept us warm for the night. If my tent had the insulation lining we might not have needed all of that though.
I did -30f in 3 season tent. My sleeping bag kept me alive. Coolest I have done. Just went camping in 17°f and I am starting to wimp out. I don't know how I did it before.
Thanks for the tips. I'm going to start going at Canadian thanks giving in the Alberta Foothills (Thats part of the area between Alaska and the 49th 😉)with my son.
Great video! A lot of great ideas. I’ve done really good with my Big Buddy Mr buddy heater in a ground tent. With a 20 degree Cabela’s sleeping bag. But the condensation was unreal.
I use a camp fire, three logs as a shelter and a tarp over it. Then I put a cot and sleeping bag on top. Then get naked. It still sucks but it works.🤷♂️
Have a buddy heater and love it. Worked great at KOAR this year in my Gazelle T4 ground tent. The only drawback I saw was the warning that it may shutoff at high altitude due to the oxygen sensor safety mechanism. Might be an issue out in Colorado.
Have been looking at the electric blankets recently for us and the dogs, mainly for the dogs at the moment when we go over to central Oregon for Christmas as the dogs are not allowed in the place we are staying and so I am looking into a way to keep them warm during the nights but most of the blankets have too high of temps and/or auto shut off that is way too short of a time.
Great Video! Although it's probably going to cost meabout $400 for one of those sleeping bags! lol In South Louisiana, late Fall and Winter are the best time to camp, summer is way too hot. We use the Mr Buddy Heater and we both have large and very bulky sleeping bags.They are warm but it would be nice if them didn't tae up so much storage space in our jeep.
Did you power the diesel heater with your Jackery dc lighter plug? Tried that with our 5 KW but and didn't work. But figure it was due to the random lighter plug I had laying around from something else. Hard wired it to our spare battery and it worked well. Just prefer to have it run from the Jackery.
Ive been considering a heating blanket augmentation. What size power supply would you recommend to run something like that? It seems most of these blankets pull 60-70 KW - have you ran into any limitations with your current set up and using a heated blanket?
Would love to find someone who has tested the Wunder Weather 2.0. It plugs directly in the outlet. It would be great if it can be plugged into the solar generator for tents. Has a thermostat with a timer.
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Bears are all asleep for a while, mosquitoes have gone back to hell, and less people. Cold camp is the best camp
I have a North Face down mummy 30* bag somewhere? I bought in 198*, I think I paid over $300 for it. Back in the day I was a serious hiker. I have hiked the Ozark Highland Trail, Ouachita Trail. The Appalachian Trail, The Pacific Crest Trail. (Colin Fletcher) was my hero back then. Now in my 70 and in bad health I enjoy you and others videos here. I check UA-cam daily to see who has posted new stories of life in the outdoors. Thank You and Merry Christmas. 👍❤️👏🇺🇸
Awesome. I want to start hiking long trails. I am hardcore camper all year round and a motorsport enthusiast from atvs, snowmobiles,racecars and off road trucks.
Good vid, I'm with you, in that fall and winter camping especially are way better than summer and spring! As for staying warm, we engage in tipi hot tenting as well as using our Gazelle Pavillion, 13ft diameter, 8 ft roof gazebo with an internal hub. We equip this with a 12-14 inch propane fire pit for daytime use, and a heater buddy at night. We employ blackout thermal curtains at the 6ft height level all the way around the interior which help to trap ambient heat and keep us a good 15-20 degrees warmer than outside, even without the additional heating methods. With the choice of heat employed, it can easily be 80-90 degrees inside when it'a below freezing outside! Fun stuff to play in the winter!
Fall and winter camping is great. Less crowded too! 👍🏼
Its funny because here in Colorado, it feels like spring/fall(60+degree days and mid 30s at night) and yet very few are out camping on the weekends! I LOVE IT! I can find a campsite almost anywhere i want now.
I heard everyone has already winterizes their RVs, so that helps.
15 and 30 degree quilts in our RTT, with a diesel heater. Perfect combo. Slept with all the windows of the tent open and the heater go the tent to 60 degrees while temps were in high 20’s and low 30’s. Had an insulated lining for the tent, and found it warmed up the tent with windows closed about 10-15 degrees. Just enough to get freezing temps above freezing. We moved to a teardrop trailer this year, and sometimes don’t need the heater at all, found the trailer will stay in 40’s or 50’s with windows cracked open. Camped in Moab last month with temps in 20’s use the heater, and it got to 75 in the trailer. It’s a 2kw Planar model, and love it.
Super glad to see you started with the basics like base layers and sleeping bags/quilts. Trapping your own body heat in the loft of the bag is what keeps you warmest at the basic level and thats what makes real down better then synthetics. Thats why your Enlightened quilt works so well. Also insulating your back side while laying down keeps your warmth locked in. They use an R rating system to show insulating quality. We use backpacking sleeping gear to save space while overlanding. Base layers, good down bag, and insulated sleeping pad and good to go! Always a pleasure to see your new videos on my notifications 😀
I have been using the diesel heater for about 2 years, it's just the best for cold weather, and I'm talking Colorado Winter above 10k ft I think one night was -18 and my roof tent was nice and warm above 70 deg on medium, they do consume very little battery and approx 1/3 gl of diesel per night and CERO CONDENSATION.
What brand do you use
I have done as low as -13 degrees in a 2 season tent with a Blackcat catalytic heater attached to a 20 lb tank of propane, and a minus 30 mummy bag. That was in Kansas. Then we used a cheapo walmart electric heater in Arkansas, temp was like 25. Ice formed on the outside of the tent both times, but we stayed warm till we went out,Brrrrrrrr!!!!! Build fire!
Good bag with shoulder baffles and a base layer with a good hat are all you need...
Subscriber and Patron- I love my sleeping bag set up- I have a 23Zero walkabout 62 with 2 old school Coleman (thick!) sleeping bags zipped together for 1 big one. When it gets cold my go to is the buddy heater in the annex. I also have a CO alarm I take when I’m using it
I've got a Big buddy heater mostly for the garage. It has the same output as a little buddy on low and medium then high will run you out. It is roughly equivalent to three 15amp space heaters. Things I don't like about them is the lack of fine temperature control.
Buddy heater and two huge dogs! We stay pretty warm even in our huge Gazelle T8.
I switched from a big buddy to a diesel heater for ice fishing, much better quality of heat. Eyes don't sting, air is fresher and no moisture build up inside the fish house. Able to blow the heat along the floor, keeps your feet warmer and heat even vs. Just at the top of the roof.
Have only camped once so far in sub 30 degrees. We used an electric blanket as a base plus a 0 degree bag and blankets on top of us. We wore warm clothes to bed as well but it kept us warm for the night. If my tent had the insulation lining we might not have needed all of that though.
I did -30f in 3 season tent. My sleeping bag kept me alive. Coolest I have done. Just went camping in 17°f and I am starting to wimp out. I don't know how I did it before.
Thanks for the tips.
I'm going to start going at Canadian thanks giving in the Alberta Foothills (Thats part of the area between Alaska and the 49th 😉)with my son.
My rig has a diesel heater smaller than that and it heats up my rig extremely well and it is a compact size smaller than that one
Great video! A lot of great ideas. I’ve done really good with my Big Buddy Mr buddy heater in a ground tent. With a 20 degree Cabela’s sleeping bag. But the condensation was unreal.
I use a camp fire, three logs as a shelter and a tarp over it. Then I put a cot and sleeping bag on top. Then get naked. It still sucks but it works.🤷♂️
Have a buddy heater and love it. Worked great at KOAR this year in my Gazelle T4 ground tent. The only drawback I saw was the warning that it may shutoff at high altitude due to the oxygen sensor safety mechanism. Might be an issue out in Colorado.
That's where I live, never had a problem up to 11,000 ft so far!
@@brianmabin5947 that’s great to hear. We are going back there in July!
@@BirdDogOffRoadAdventures give me a shout! We'll find each other.
We have a diesel heater and a buddy heater as backup
Have been looking at the electric blankets recently for us and the dogs, mainly for the dogs at the moment when we go over to central Oregon for Christmas as the dogs are not allowed in the place we are staying and so I am looking into a way to keep them warm during the nights but most of the blankets have too high of temps and/or auto shut off that is way too short of a time.
Great Video! Although it's probably going to cost meabout $400 for one of those sleeping bags! lol In South Louisiana, late Fall and Winter are the best time to camp, summer is way too hot. We use the Mr Buddy Heater and we both have large and very bulky sleeping bags.They are warm but it would be nice if them didn't tae up so much storage space in our jeep.
I am okay with cold, heat, even rain. But WIND! I cannot stand wind. The coldest camping I can recall was on PINS. 60 degrees but 30 mph wind.
Did you power the diesel heater with your Jackery dc lighter plug? Tried that with our 5 KW but and didn't work. But figure it was due to the random lighter plug I had laying around from something else. Hard wired it to our spare battery and it worked well. Just prefer to have it run from the Jackery.
Ive been considering a heating blanket augmentation. What size power supply would you recommend to run something like that? It seems most of these blankets pull 60-70 KW - have you ran into any limitations with your current set up and using a heated blanket?
great video...very informative. curious about your fridge slide? brand?
thanks! It's a new one from Global Road Outdoors. I love it!!
..cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…
So, I live in the ozarks… looking for a group to overland with..any chance you would be willing to let me tag along
where did you get the zero degree sleeping bag? can you please provide a link? thanks!
Link is in the description.
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Would love to find someone who has tested the Wunder Weather 2.0. It plugs directly in the outlet. It would be great if it can be plugged into the solar generator for tents. Has a thermostat with a timer.
This is called Wunder Warmer 2,0 is the correct name for this heater
@@alanjames1593 Would be interesting to see how much power it uses.
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Awesome, thank you!