We always heat up water for our Nalgenes and then keep them between our legs against the femoral arteries and we are toasty warm all night and we have fresh water in the morning and not a Nalgene-sicle.

Great video! Some additional tips: do not breath inside your sleeping bag, you can add about 10 °C to your sleeping bag by using a fleece liner inside and wear loose fitting shoes and clothes so air can be trapped between the layers.

RULE #1 TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND WHEN YOU WILL BE BACK. Why do so many channels and articles miss this important rule? Great vid though.

I try not to wear my down jacket when I'm hiking or cross-country skiing because I will get too hot and sweat. I save it for when I stop and I have it in my pack where I can get it quickly to put on and stay warm when I stop moving.

Keep up the fantastic work, I love watching these videos! I'm super pumped to go winter camping now!

Awesome advice. I like that coat. Looks vintage with those colors

You should look into netting base layer. Nothing beats its combination of warmth, quickness to dry and breathability.

Good tips👍 one I feel is very important and sometimes overlooked is knowing the weather forecast specific to your location and elevation. Obviously conditions and weather can drastically change as you gain elevation so it’s important to be aware of the specifics the best you can.

I like to do sit-ups in my sleeping bag right before bed to create and trap heat. Not the best advice: but if you have a 30° bag but not the money for a dedicated winter bag, then you can buy a inexpensive 55° and use it as a liner in your 30°. I've used that system and stay warm even when it has been 10° out.

Great info, thanks!

Really great video! You covered a lot of very good tips for winter hiking! Well that said I can’t help myself to add a few things.. you might have said some of them, and if thats so I apologise .. and they apply both for the camping part and transport. First I thought about is checking the weather and not only in the air but also on the ground.. snow condition and weather changes can be a big issue, if you feel insecure.. make sure you already scouted other possibilities like some nearby cabin or so. Second is that if you plan to hike in the winter the estimated time to get between different camp-sites can vary a lot depending on the weather. Don’t be tempted trying to travel longer distances just because you are on skies and faster. Third is check your equipment before you leave, and train to use it at home first so you are able to put it up in darkness or in heavy snowstorms.. if you can’t do it in good conditions or if you find something is broken.. thats a terrible situation in the winter. Last thing.. easy one but most people do that misstake.. never ever leave anything on anytime on the ground. In the snow it is so easy that its lost and if the weather changes.. well you get it.. always but everything on you or in your bag.. like when you put up your tent.. no poles sticks bags or anything on the ground. 💪🏻

Thankyou

High quality, very good advices here. Thanks.

Wide ski's. Perfect. Down can be risky however. Great vid!

Great tips! Thank you for sharing.

I spent 2 winters in the French Alps, I learned to put my gloves inside my jacket because in just minutes they froze up, not nice. Especially when on a chair lift, don't drop them 😂

thanks for that!

This advice cannot be overstated. Fuel your body. Don't allow yourself to get too wet, cold, hungry, or worst of all, hypothermic. In just a few minutes, you can go from being mildly uncomfortable to being completely disorientated, weak, and suddenly fatigued. It is crucial to stay ahead of the game and take care of yourself like he says.

Boil water before you go to bed put it in your Nalgene put it in the sleeping bag with you. It will keep you warm through the night and you will wake up in the morning with not frozen water.

another good tip for keeping your water from freezing is turning the bottle upside down. Water will usually freeze where it is exposed to air first.

Somehow just managed to find this channel. I am looking forward to browsing your videos and see what else you have out there for me-this video had some great info. As a Minnesotan, I can attest to these Golden Rules! I am looking forward to more content-Love building up my knowledge base and virtual community!

Tis was very helpful, thanks

That’s nuts!

Oh.... And NO mosquitoes!👍😁

Always pick up new tips! Thank you!! You also present the information in a non intimidating way. ( Brain freeze lol) Be well and Trail on!!

Great video! thx for sharing your experience. I am a big fan of merino wool for all my layers, summer or winter. Keeps you warm as hell and dries out faster than anything else. As a big bonus it nearly never starts to smell bad compared to all those synthetic fibers - highly recommended to try:)

Imagine winter camping in a tent! Trench gang

I never cease to be amazed by how many people use the Klymit Insulated sleeping pad. It has almost NO R-value. I mean, maybe 0.75, but even a foam mat has an R-value around 2. The Klymit is cheap, but for the R-value it provides, you'd be better off with a foam mat - it's cheaper and provides you with more insulation from the ground. There are a LOT of better pads than that. You seem like you're really experienced, so it leaves me in a WTH state of mind! lol

The first golden rule is to have a minimum of $10,000 to spend on your stuff.

Nice video! I hydrate with a big mouth drink , mostly vitamin water on the way in .I use then save the bottle for in my tent, for pee in if I need to. Again nice work! Probably only works with men though:)

Do you have any video of how to set up a tent 🏕 for a rainy day ?

What brands are your touring skis and winter shovel?

What jacket is that? Love it

What kind of tent is that? I have a REI Geo Mountain 3 from about 2003 that looks a lot like that

Staying warm, yes, food is important, so is keeping your bladder drained. Get rid of the liter of fluid and it's that much less your body has to keep from freezing. Learned that from days spent in cold environs watching wildlife. Starting to feel chilled? Pee and eat almost always fixes it.

hi, great videos, i enjoy watching them. i just noticed the skis you have on your video and they do not look like the conventional cross country skis. can you make a video explaining the differences and your recommendation for skis on a backpacking trip ? are your skiis for backcountry skiing?they are not of the kind as for downhill alpine skiing right? i would love to see a video about that. thanks!

Hi guys, can anyone tell me what brand and model this tent is?

What size Cotopaxi Fuego? Whats your size? Im 6'3 180 and was wondering what size to order.

What tent is that?

Great video. I have been struggling packing all of my winter gear into my backpack. The biggest culprit is my sleeping bag. I noticed yours looks similar in size to mine when packed, is there a particular way you pack your winter gear?

I alwys bring a bit less food and I bring a bit extra ammo . Mostly use nature to feed myself when I’m out overnight hiking

Never camped in the snow but have camped in very cold temps and have trouble with condensation collecting in my tent sometimes even with the vents open any tips anybody?

Wow we only get rain in Ireland

flagging tape is handy.

Im wondering how you filter the water in winter... After boiling the snow, you will probably have a bunch of crap in there. So, how do you filter all the larger and smaller particles out?

I understand the importance of staying dry, however, what to do when your excessively sweating while mountaineering and are wearing minimal layer. That’s always my problem I get too hot with a running jacket over my base layer going up a mt.

..how do you keep a light backpack with winter gear?

Hi. What is the puffer jacket you're wearing in this video please..I like it Thanks

hi eric what do you think of the klymet sleeping pads got one in the spring but have not used it yet because i had back surgery but wanted to no how they are

Most down coats aren't very breathable. Are they still a good idea while actively hiking/backpacking? Or, should my outer layer (while hiking) be a synthetic/fleece, then take out the down later? Also, am I stuffing a shell in my bag for final camp destination or does the down jacket serve that purpose. I have a $400 budget for 1-2 coats. Help! Thanks!

Modern backpackers may try to cook outside in cold wind or risk their lives cooking inside without a chimney using their so called 4 season equipment. Usually they are at home waiting for good weather. All over the world there are people who follow their animals living in portable shelters, not one of them cooks outside in the wind. It is impossible for anyone to survive a winter cooking every day out side with so called 4 season equipment. Using a chimney makes camping in any weather a comfortable pleasure. A tarp pitch can be the best 4 season shelter. It has to go tight to the ground on all sides and have a wood stove inside if it is going to be any good in a winter blizzard. Stove and chimney 24 ounces, shelter near 2.5 lbs. The whole outfit cannot weigh more than 5 lbs. if backpackers are going to use it. A 10’x10’ tarp only needs to be pegged on the 4 corners with as many pegs as it takes to be secure in any wind. No grommets are needed. It has cramped space for 3 cooking, lots of space 4 sleeping. The chimney can serve as one of the 40” long corner poles. Sticks that have a small nail driven in both ends (head pinched off). One end stays put on the ground, the other end through a reinforced point exactly in the corner 40” from the edges of the tarp. All sides can be raised forming an umbrella to cool off because of heat from the tiny cookstove or summer sun. This is what 4 season equipment is all about.

Number graphics and/or time stamps please

More like Eric Handsome 🦭 Love your Videos. Keep it up.

Is that the Nemo Kunai?

Condensation in the tent in winter...😢

I like to drink hot water or tea while in my sleeping bag just before going to sleep. Yes it will make you have to pee in the middle of the night, but if you're like me, you'll have to get up anyway.

This is a redo of one of your previous videos.

I thought you were going to talk about 'winter tent'

Remember to burn tp. :)

I thought I was drunk. I couldn’t keep watching.

Winter tents are totally unnecessary for most people.

Hang on lemme go grab my platinum card for my million dollar savings…

Those Klymit pads you show suck for insulation, and openly lied about their r-value for years. I would avoid them and find something with a certified r-value above 3.

Rule number 1: you have to jump in the lake

tip #1 Don't put your mic in your 1st layer

I stopped the video for this comment. Having not seen the content why would one want to subscribe in the first 20 seconds of the channel presentation? That message should come at the end. An avalanche of channels do the same. I saw “show me first”. Then I will decide yea or nay to subscribe or like. Ok, continue watching now.

Gee, I thought he'd tell us something useful like check the weather report often. Burying your water bottle? Staying dry in winter is not such a difficult goal. I guess he wasn't left with much to say after the lawyers examined the script.

First Rule Don't do it