Brave the Cold: Winter Camping Adventure with a Tarp Shelter 

Thanks buddy!! Looking forward to your big winter trek vid

Go that right! There's probably another 6 weeks of winter/snow left, plenty of time for more outings before the canoe becomes the star! Cheers!

Feels really magical trekking though big flakes like that too!

No prob! You can stay warm this way too!

Thanks a bunch David, glad you enjoyed!

Those boys were just out on a longggg winter trip. We're pumped to see the footy!

Thanks to Jason for keeping my head warm!

Thanks Hans!

Thanks Jim!

Thanks Kevin! For sure, shelter from the wind was our priority. It switched directions 3 times so we made sure we were far enough in the woods to avoid it. As picturesque as camping by the ice is, the windchill down by the lake was just nasty!

Haha, and refreshingly cold too! I was actually surprised I had enough footage to work with here. There wasn't much of a story when I was filming, but turns out there was enough to make something out of it!

Plethora around here. Snow or terrain a limiting factor for you?

@@ExploreTheBackcountry Terrain. Windy rocky mountain trails don't work well

@@wisenber ah! That will do it. Scenery is no doubt amazing though!

@@ExploreTheBackcountry No shortage of scenery, but you do need bigger snowshoes with the pack weight.

Hahaha, you'll have to fight my wife on that one. It was actually her coaxing me to keep it as I was shaving my winter beard last year. Thanks!

That was the really neat part of the trip for me. Setting up in the dark and spread out through the forest, we couldn't really see what each other was doing. So it was neat to see everyone's unique setup in the morning an compare notes on what we liked and didn't like.

Love that region, not too far a drive south for me considering. That's pretty close to where we were on this one (west of the watershed). We've been opening up lost routes in the Sakatawi over the last few years (have a video on deck form last summer). Lot's to explore there!

@@ExploreTheBackcountry I'm down in Onaping Falls area, actually. Nice stuff around here, but driving past Cartier and up towards Gogama / Sultan Industrial is amazing backcountry. I haven't had enough opportunity to explore yet, I'm still very new to the area, but your video of the Tatachikapika definitely makes that a route to explore. Same with the Sakatawi and a few other areas. It kind of boggles the mind the available places close by that no one ever explores, preferring Temagami or Algonquin.

@@ashenoracle yeah, you're in a good spot to explore! There's a ton of great route options off 144. Have at least 2 more vids from last year of routes in the area to put up, so maybe more ideas for you too! Very few people compared to the Algonquin-Temagami area etc. It's some of my favourite scenery too. The Tata is a great spring run! Good intro to intermediate whitewater. Don't attempt in July onward or you'll be doing a lot more walking. The fall flush is sometimes a good option though.

@@ExploreTheBackcountry it's incredible beauty. Looking forward to those videos, wondering if there's any overlap in some of the "less used" routes I'm hoping to check out and clean up this year. I'm hoping to do the Tata in early June to avoid needing a dry suit. Going to be cautious and careful, solo whitewater is something I'm learning!

The sun is such a welcome sight to behold in winter! Really goes a long way in warming you up.

Thanks man! Not sure on this one, but I've fished the lakes around it, mainly pike. I had planned to fish this or Stony a few weeks prior but that never ended up happening. There's walleye a half days paddle downstream off the Opeepeesway/Rice lake system.

The Exped downmat on top is an R7. So roughly a combination R value of 9.

We found it stashed by the shore on our way in. We assumed a local trapper had been using it as it was by an old boat cache and traps. We just used it as a seat for the weekend and returned it on the way out.

Yeah they look ridiculous .

Bowww chicka waaa waaa!!! Lol

Thanks Earl wanted to sit down and watch a nice out door video !!! And you WRECK it because of your {{MUSTACHE COMMENT }}

@@johnwaugh2613 Take a chill pill dude . Jusst having fun with the guys,

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That's better.

I'll sometimes mess around with the thumbnail. Can be tricky to nail something that's asking for engagement with the footage you have. The swap seemed to make a +1.2% difference in CTR tho.

Thumbnails can be easily overlooked. I just wanted to air my opinion. Cheers!

Great for the first night! It's a beer slushy after a night at those temps!

Jason's the man! Tossed us this hat on a RU-vidr meetup camping trip last winter and it's been one of my go to toques!