Camping Lake Alpine, 1/12/2011, Brrrrrrrr!

[OHOD]

Camped over night at Lake Alpine.
cold, brrrrrrr.

[John Browning]

Just there for New Years. Nothing says fun like -4 degrees sleeping in a tent. Woohoo!

[devilinblack]

Very Brrr! What brand of thermometer is that? Looks pretty small/durable/handy.

[WokMaster1]

Training for Utah? What's your gear setup?

[problemchild]

Nice time, nice pic. Thats +20f degrees correct?

Yeah cold is single digits(F) and below. Really cold is -teens(F) and freezing your pahinkos off is -20's(F) and below.

Coldest I have been camping was -29-39f (-33.8C) Not sure if my thermometer was correct but local reports said -39 and my therm said -29f. I put one small mummy -5f bag inside of a large 0f bag and was toasty warm except for my freeking nose, lips and teeth. I actually slept in my down pants and primaloft jacket that night just to make sure I didnt get the chills at 3AM.

What thermometer are you using?

[Sunday]

Been snow camping once ,it was cold, but I did it and it was fun.!!!. What I remember most was waking up in the morning toasty warm then when I crawled out of the sleeping bag @#$%^$# it was cold.

[OHOD]

What thermometer are you using?

The thermometer was a Silva Sportsmans tool. The sell for around $6.95.
It has a thermometer, compass, whistle and magnifying glass in a gray casing. I've had it for about 7 years and it works fine. I think Colghan sells a similar item.

[devilinblack]

Thanks, I'll be ordering a couple.

[Rem222]

You are The Man...

[shooter777]

Awesome man! I have winter camped there twice and it was very memorable. Snow camping is a great reality check as far as exposure and moisture management, camp craft and insulation. Snow caves are so much warmer but take a lot of energy. Lets organize a N Cal snow camping trip. Maybe we could get some of these http://www.eskimold.com/ and build ourselves something to be proud of.

[gtturborex]

Awesome man! I have winter camped there twice and it was very memorable. Snow camping is a great reality check as far as exposure and moisture management, camp craft and insulation. Snow caves are so much warmer but take a lot of energy. Lets organize a N Cal snow camping trip. Maybe we could get some of these http://www.eskimold.com/ and build ourselves something to be proud of.

Rem222 You are The Man...

She sure is

[quick draw mcgraw]

[QUOTE=OHOD;5620681]Camped over night at Lake Alpine.
cold, brrrrrrr.




Brrr indeed!!! That is quite nipply!!!!!

[XDseb]

Thanks for sharing the info on the Thermometer. Ive been looking for a small one like that for a long time. Looks like Sport Chalet carries it and its on sale for $5.24!

http://www.sportchalet.com/product/300420_3049007.do?keyword=thermometer&sortby=ourPicks

[Dooligan]

I love Lake Alpine. Pulled some beautiful trout out of there back in July. I don't think I remember there being so much snow there, though.

[Jel]

Love Lake Alpine! Never camped there in the winter though.. Do they plow the road all the way up to lake?

Nice pics!!