Hellacious winds blowin across the fields last night

[Redpath]

My first hang with high winds...had a hard time staying asleep, but it was cool anyway just to listen to those powerful winds ripping across the fallow cornfields. Felt like I was flying a hang glider with turbulence all night...

[hairbear]

we are getting our share here with snow,how did your insulation hold up?

[Caveman]

I was testing out some new tarp tie outs (they probably would have done fine under "normal" circumstances)....needless to say, I ended up having to bail. It was crazy windy here in Tx.

[Redpath]

My insulation was fine, using a thermarest pad and a ccf with an egg crate pattern. Have the eno profly and it kept the rain out fine. It was blowing up against me most of the night. I was half expecting it to just pick up and fly away at any point. I have some of those bulky plastic orange stakes holding it down, I'm glad I didn't have the little aluminum ones...it was only in the high thirties last night, so not a big test on the insulation

[Redpath]

My insulation was fine, using a thermarest pad and a ccf with an egg crate pattern. Have the eno profly and it kept the rain out fine. It was blowing up against me most of the night. I was half expecting it to just pick up and fly away at any point. I have some of those bulky plastic orange stakes holding it down, I'm glad I didn't have the little aluminum ones...it was only in the high thirties last night, so not a big test on the insulation

Irony:: I went out after posting this and my tarp was flapping around like an albatross

[mbiraman]

I was camped out last week and woke up to snow on my face and horizontal snow blowing through my rig. Had to tighten down the hatches.

bill
North of texas

[hairbear]

Irony:: I went out after posting this and my tarp was flapping around like an albatross

grin.. i thought that only happens to me.makes you feel like charlie brown when lucy pulls the ball away .

[dsherman]

What do you do with your boots in these conditions? Wrap them up in something or turn em over to keep the blowing snow out?

[Brute1100]

What do you do with your boots in these conditions? Wrap them up in something or turn em over to keep the blowing snow out?

I will usually tie them over the tarp ridgeline under the tarp... Keeps the bugs out and out of the mud although a bit chilly when its cold...