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Clothing key to snow camping
4 INTO THE
lOUTDOORS
BY JAYSON JACOBY
Two of the most popular
winter pursuits in Ore
gon's (Cascade mountains
are cross-country skiing and
snow shoe hiking.
But most people make their
trips on skis or snow shorts one
day affairs, opting to spend
only the daylight hours out in
the snowbound forest and leav
ing the overnight camping to
the summer months when it's
dry and warm
It is kind of a pity, really
Some of the best trips can he
made even more memorable by
traveling deep into the wilder
ness with proper equipment
and adequate preparation to en
joy a comfortable night under
winter stars
It's an experience that (an t
he matched by any summer
time excursion when the only
real danger to he avoided is
mosquitoes
Surprisingly, i amping in the
snow isn't open to experts
onl y With sufticicnt equt|>
ment and preparation, anyone
who can spend the night in the
forest during t h e vs a r m e r
months i an do the same during
the winter
The most important and
absolutely necessary re
quirement for snow (-amping is
clothing While even a beginner
can have a great time in the
snowy woods, serious cold
weather gear is .1 must. If you
don't huve it or ( an t gel it,
don't go
Tho most important dressing
lip to remember lor cold weath
er is never to bulk, but rather to
layer clothing The best way to
stay warm is to 1 reate several
layers of .11 r fmtween your skin
and the outride air This means
wearing several lighter gar
ments instead ol one bulky one
L.iyering also offers the ad
vantage of removing one or
more garments svbon you stall
sweating on the was lo vour
camping destination
I hr b.isii s start with a good
pair of long underwear I In*
various fill-nils of cotton and
synthetic polypropvli-ru’ arc a
good choice, as they draw
swcal away from tin- skin to
keep till1 camper drtor and
warmer (,nose dow n under
wear is available, too. till! it is
both more expensive and more
bulky than the blends
Next, 1 like to wear a good
cotton flannel shirt, either lined
or unllned Again, the advan
tagi-s here are the ability to
wit k away moisture and the
light weight
Alter the cotton shirt, there
are mahy choices for a covering
laser One essential require
ment. though is the ability to
r epe I1 w a ter 1 and wind \ I
though in recent years there
have been mans advances m
outdoor clothing such as water
proof fabrics like Ooretex and
ne w insulators sui h a s
Thlnsulate. I still think shirts,
sweaters and coats made of
plain old Wool are the best
Again, layering is important
It is better, for example, to wear
a svool sweater and a light
weight svool joi ket than to wear
one heavy wool coat Wool tab
rh comes in many forms, some
ol yvhu ii repel water as well as
the more modern versions
Nothing can beat woo! fur wind
protei lion and overall warmth
For pants, the best < hnii.es
again are either wool or on>- of
the nesver fabrics Never sse.u
cotton pants such as l.evi's
Once tiles gel wet, they II prnh
.ibis never get dry without an
electric dryer
One point mans people lor
get is lo keep the head .Old ex
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quarters <il bodv heat k lost
through the head even more
when it s winds .mil ruining or
snowing And cold hands and
feet draw heat aw,is from the
hods's core, which is the first
stage ,d hypothermia, the dan
gerous /lowering' of hods tom
peralure and the biggest killet
in the wilderness
Wool is the ties! defense here,
and hats, soiks and gloves
m a do ( r o m ss o o I a n d
polypropylene oiler the ties! of
both worlds warmth from
wool and the ability of the syn
thetic:'-lb-draw away sweat
In addition to clothing, a
good all weather tent and a
sleeping hag rated (or sub-freez
ing temperatures are txilh pro
requisites for stioss i amptng
While the equipment mas
help save a life in the event of
an emergeiics. the best wav. to
make sure s u i h .1 n e sent
doesn't happen is to he pro
p'itFell \n'd this is where the
real nos li es are separated from
the prepared nos u es
It Is t| it ill* possible for some
one svitli no snow t amping ev
pertenee to safely enjoy the ex
perience Hut witfiout BO ! M
the right equipment and prepa
ration, it i-in also he a deadly
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good trip for the first time snoss
camper
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