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    Post Lokvarsko Lake near Delnice ( Croatia )

    Hi!
    First sorry for bad english.
    I'll show you how looks Croatina winter camping. Main accters: my father (aka Zlaja left), my best man (aka Drolc middle) and me (aka Storo right).



    Time: 3-4. February 2012.
    Location: Lokvarsko Lake near Delnice

    We decided to go winter camping for first time. In Zagreb from where we are, there was no snow day before, but all country (Croatia) was in deep sh... because of snow. We are very brave/stupid so we go anyway.
    It’s my father’s car from 1985 Mercedes 190D (old wreck but never let us down).



    It’s time to set up tent’s and my DD Travel hammock with DD Tarp 3x3.



    There will be my hammock…




    …and there will come tent’s!





    When camp is set up its time to make fire and take a rest…



    It’s snowing, but no wind. Temp is -11C (12 F).



    Later when night falls temp is fall to -13C. Its start snowing and wind starts.




    My father is pussy (but I still love him) and he have problems if he doesn’t sleep in his bad. So he couldn’t sleep at all. At 03:00 we decide to go home because of him.

    When you go home at night with snow blizzard in your back something must go wrong. After half an hour of digging snow so we can park out our car we are ready to go home or in our case to go I ditch… We are stuck so deep that only Scoot can beam us out. After 3 hours trying to pull it out no success so I decide to go on foot to find someone who have machine and will to pull as out. Almost hour of walking through blizzard I come to local sawmill. Guys offer me help with really BIG machine and pull as out.





    So we can finely go home.

    And they lived happily ever after!
    THE END!

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    Quite an adventure! Thanks for sharing!

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    Glad things worked out. Poor dad,,,,but he gave it a go. Thanks
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    Quite an adventure for sure. If I recall, last winter most of Eastern Europe was buried in deep snow.

    Cheers

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    Nice report. It was nice of your father to give it a try. Next time get him in a hammock!

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    This is a great story! One day your father can tell his grand children all about it.
    Thank you for the trip report.
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    The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,
    while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." — John Muir


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    Quote Originally Posted by BrianWillan View Post
    Quite an adventure for sure. If I recall, last winter most of Eastern Europe was buried in deep snow.

    Cheers

    Brian
    Yes! In Croatia trucks have stuck on road for few days, because roads were closed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SilvrSurfr View Post
    Nice report. It was nice of your father to give it a try. Next time get him in a hammock!
    Lol... this is hammock for my stuff and to play with my son, but my dad decide to take a nap in it....


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    Nice! You have converted another person to hammocks. Next he will want to go (maybe summer) camping in a hammock!
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    while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." — John Muir


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    MMMMMM SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it! Thanks for sharing your trip report with us. That is a nice place to be! I'm looking forward to having some snow here in a few months!
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