Winter is almost here!

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12-05-2011, 09:46
BillyBob58

Winter is almost here!

12/5/11
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/get...e=1&banner=off

At 10,100 feet, Hobbs Park- close to Lonesome Lake/Cirque of the towers in Wyoming's Wind River Range- is reporting in at minus 19F with 31" of snow on the ground. WhooooBuddy, that would push some of our systems to the limit, and it is not even officially winter for 2 or 3 weeks!

I hope all my fellow hangers are ready! With your MW3s and 4s and Yetis and Incubators and PeaPods and Polarpods(anyone?) and home rigged sleeping bag pods and even the humble Supershelters........ bring it on! :D

So what are Y'all going to try new this year, or what old faithful standby are you sticking with for winter fun?
12-05-2011, 10:05
Cannibal

Almost here?

I was in an outdoor Pin Match (shooting bowling pins) yesterday. By the time I got home, I could barely walk because my feet were so cold. Lesson learned about appropriate footwear, but in my book, winter is already here. :woot:

So what am I doing different this year....I'm getting new boots!
12-05-2011, 10:14
bigbamaguy

BB58:
You should be feeling the chill of ol man winter about right now.........well at least you should as the "cold" front is passing through your area headed my way!!!!!! It looks like a great weekend coming up, low 30's upper 20's at night and 50's during the day, gonna try real hard to make it out.
12-05-2011, 10:50
Alamosa

Almost here?

Tell that to my snowblower which made its 3rd appearance yesterday. It sure felt like winter on my drive in this morning (-7*F). On the downside, my free week of skiing at Big Sky expired yesterday. Oh well, many more days ahead.
12-05-2011, 10:56
MedicineMan

Almost? 3 snows (though biggest yet only 1.5 inches) already this year and already seen 26F...almost could have waited another month :)
New gear--that retro thing with the Optimus 99r and the de-dusted Jansport but at the same time going 22cd century with a Smokeater stove for fun-I want to see how it will do in a titanium caldera cone setup.....waiting on some LeighLo downy goodness, a 5 foot long 4 foot wide 0F rated UQ that I hope to take to RRG. Playing with the Zebra H51 but already hate that it doesnt have a red light :(
12-05-2011, 11:46
Law Dawg (ret)

32 degrees in the San Juaquin Valley (Southern end) this AM and it will only hit about 60 today. I almost had to put on a coat to...oh cool, a Hummingbird at the feeder as I type! ;)
12-05-2011, 11:51
Owl

Well...the wife is going out of town to visit her sister for a few weeks...so...waiting for a good cold snap or preferably our first decent snow of the year to hit so that Weasel and I can hit the woods near the house and go for our first snow/cold weather hang.

We've only been out down to about 34* F so far...but figure with our gear we should be able to handle down into the teens if we're smart, so we're wanting to test it out.

Will let ya'll know how it goes once that magical night arrives! :)
12-05-2011, 12:27
NCPatrick

I'll be making some new down quilts and other down accessories... it's not cold here yet (53°F here today). In places where it snows in other seasons, how could snowfall indicate that it's winter? ;)
12-05-2011, 12:33
Alamosa

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Originally Posted by NCPatrick

I'll be making some new down quilts and other down accessories... it's not cold here yet (53°F here today). In places where it snows in other seasons, how could snowfall indicate that it's winter? ;)

I guess it all depends on whether you look at winter as dates on a calendar or as a condition of the weather. When the thermometer starts showing the cold indicator (that is the little dash in front of the numbers) and I pull out my "winter jacket", I start calling it winter. :D

P.S. When there is still snow on the ground on June 21st, I will have a hard time declaring summer is here as well. :(
12-05-2011, 12:40
mbiraman

winters already here. Already seen 20F ans a foot of snow. Already been playing with supershelters and hope to be hot tent/hanging in the new year.

bill
12-05-2011, 13:07
BillyBob58

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Originally Posted by Cannibal

Almost here?

I was in an outdoor Pin Match (shooting bowling pins) yesterday. By the time I got home, I could barely walk because my feet were so cold. Lesson learned about appropriate footwear, but in my book, winter is already here. :woot:

So what am I doing different this year....I'm getting new boots!

I forgot my "sarcasm emoticon" :rolleyes: after "almost here"!

However, despite that minus 19 and 31" snow depth at Hobb's Park, WY, it still will not be OFFICIALLY winter untill Dec 22nd! So look out hangers, after 12/22 it might get real cold! :rolleyes: ;)
12-05-2011, 13:47
peanuts

well, at the moment, i am bombarded with ladybugs:scared:and stink bugs:(. its almost 70 here, but cloudy....

wish we had a real winter......
12-05-2011, 14:17
Buffalo Skipper

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Originally Posted by BillyBob58

...However, despite that minus 19 and 31" snow depth at Hobb's Park, WY, it still will not be OFFICIALLY winter untill Dec 22nd! So look out hangers, after 12/22 it might get real cold! :rolleyes: ;)

BillyBob, are you looking to be hanging in WY anytime soon? Brings back memories of experience out there several decades ago. Look forward to hearing about how that goes for you. ;)
12-05-2011, 17:17
deerfu

I'd rather deal with skeeters :D That's got to be brutal!
12-05-2011, 18:17
BillyBob58

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Originally Posted by Buffalo Skipper

BillyBob, are you looking to be hanging in WY anytime soon? Brings back memories of experience out there several decades ago. Look forward to hearing about how that goes for you. ;)

MMMMM, maybe not! They ( the Wyoming mountains) pushed me hard enough when I had my 24*F plus 1+ foot of snow up there on June 27, 1985. Or a 15F night 1st week of September a few years later, etc etc. Or, as a hanger, my 1st ever night in a hammock at 22F 1st week of September about 2006. Froze my arse off. Woke up shivering violently bout 0200. But I had no idea what I was doing hammock wise. But all of that has challenged me enough without actually going in the winter! :scared:

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Originally Posted by deerfu39

I'd rather deal with skeeters :D That's got to be brutal!

The only good thing about that June 27th 24*F snowy night during which my boots froze solid, was watching the tormenting skeeters die a cold death. I could see their little evil black bodies on the white snow, kicking their last kicks. YAY! :D
12-05-2011, 18:41
Alamosa

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Originally Posted by deerfu39

I'd rather deal with skeeters :D That's got to be brutal!

Funny you should say that. We have had a lot of conversations around here where people state that they actually prefer winter camping. You don't have to worry about mosquitoes, bears, snakes, spiders, or even chipmunks.

Your living in a freezer so keeping cold foods is not an issue and even washing mess kits is optional.

Packing is actually a lot simpler too. You know it will be cold so you only have to pack your cold weather gear. During the shoulder seasons (and summer for that matter), you have to be ready for anything from shorts to snow pants.

All in the way you look at it, I guess. I figure in the cold, I can always add layers, but there is just so much you can take off in extremely hot weather (you know when it gets above 80* :D).