What are some essential items for camping in cold weather?
by 
the artist formerly known as triorion
ANSWERS: 10
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Hand Crank Emergency Kit Blanket Plenty of Food Gas Cans, for Fire Matches Flashlight Cellphone? Clothes
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A tent and a sweatshirt.
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No one mentioned a hat. The most important thing after a coat. You lose most of your heat through your head.
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All that stuff everyone else listed and Vodka... it works for the Russians!
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youre not going to next year? wow youre getting prepared way in advance! Cold weather sleeping bag.
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Long wool socks - with silk liners if you wish. Maybe some of those hand / feet warmer chemical sticks. Have no idea what they are called; you shake to activate.
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A good tent and a really good sleeping bag - I prefer down to man-made fibres.
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How cold is cold? If your talking sub freezing go to an army surplus store and pick up an army sleeping bag.
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I spent a year living on the road, and there are two things I'd change if I had to do it all over again. First, I'd invest in a better tent. After the first two-day rainfall, I learned the difference between "water resistant" and "waterproof." And second, I'd get some ground insulation. Even with a sleeping bag, I found that the ground would suck my heat away and I'd wake up repeatedly throughout the night, shivering and teeth chattering. They sell insulating pads at camping stores. They're lightweight and roll up like a poster. Get at least one and preferably two for each person. It makes an enormous difference. If you can't find an insulating pad, get an air matress. Just be aware that if you inflate it at night when it's cold, as soon as it warms up in the morning you'll have to make sure to deflate it so it doesn't explode when the heated air expands. In a pinch, I sometimes used crumpled-up newspapers or piles of leaves or pine needle detritus. Anything that keeps you from making solid contact with the ground will work, but an insulating sheet is a lot more comfortable than a nest of pine branches.
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what form of camping? Camping in an RV or camping in the form of you/backpack/2 day hike/no utilities? What do you mean by cold weather? Near freezing with heavy precipitation and strong winds???
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