Snow Camping Tips and Tricks
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Snow Camping in our snow tent once again! A bit of advice about avalanches and the danger of cornices; NEVER stand on top of a snow cornice, many people have died this way. The cornice at 0:15 may appear smallish but the camera is not really complimenting it very well, it's actually about 6-7 metres high above the flat section of mountain that we're standing on. It is large enough to completely bury a person quite deeply if it did fall ;-( At 1:12 Christina is pointing at another snowy peak called Mt Feathertop, Feathertop is Victoria's deadliest mountain (also the state's 2nd highest peak). Many people have died from standing on the cornice at Feathertop summit, it often collapses and people have fallen hundreds of metres downhill into "avalanche gully". On this hike we decided that preparing our food before heading into the snow would make things much easier. We took a full loaf of premade sandwiches, precooked eggs and meat to minimize the need for cooking. Cooking food in the snow can be quite awkward due to the extreme cold. We also talk about the importance of monitoring the weather forecast when planning a snow camping trip, it's not much fun in a blizzard. It was a weekend of clear skies and gentle winds, on this trip the lowest temperature we experienced was only minus 1 Celsius. TIME STAMPS Pointing out a dangerous snow cornice 0:15 Christina points at the cornice of Avalanche Gully, Mt Feathertop 1:12 Campsite Tour begins 1:20 See the view & water source 3:20 Inside the vestibule 5:54 END CARD 8:25 BUY Lightning Ascent Snow Shoes http://astore.amazon.com/bushchannel-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=1 OTHER SNOW CAMPING VIDEOS Car Camping in the snow https://youtu.be/SA_Z31ghiL8 Winter Camping in a Snow Tent https://youtu.be/D4eww0qngy4 Snow Shoe Review https://youtu.be/Ak2slgH7gRs Gunshot ricochet sound recorded by Grant Evans Bush Channel Cartoon artwork by Gerald Carr
Comments
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So no night shots...little girls in diapers...day shots only!
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My scout troop has poor quality Coleman easy up cabin tents and they have no ventilation so I wake up every morning with ice inside the tent from condenstation
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nice mate. what part of Australia is this at?
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Awesome vid mate! Love the tent!
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where is the fire mate?
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Did I hear you say Australia? It snows in Australia? whaa..
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You should ditch that stove and get a jetfoil, they use about 50% less fuel
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Wheres the Crocks Mate?
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You forgot the #1 tip man.. #1 snow camping tip: Snow camping with a tent sucks. Snow camping with a tent that has a floor sucks even worse...
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Nice video, mate!
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Get video, mate. Love Bogong High Plains, Raspberry Hill is a fave of ours. Planning on doing first snow camping trip next year so thanks for the handy tips. Any suggestions for locations too would be most welcome 🙂
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-1° celsius? Basically like fall in Canada.
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so u just sleep all day
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great time to smoke dope
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Tip #1) Stay Home . The End :D
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NIce Mont Epoc tent. That's the first I have heard of the brand. Looks like it's well thought out.
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No llevas faldón??? wtf
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wasting so much gas ...
but a nice tent you have there -
Didn't even know Australia had snow. I'm such a dumb ass.
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