View topic - Deep Freeze 2018 February 17 to 25

Hi all winter campers . Went in this afternoon with Carol and our young grand daughter to check the condition of the campsite . It is in very good shape and I also took the pruning sheers cutting any incroaching brush from along the trail in .
Thought I would post this now in case anyone needs to arrange vacation time for this . We will be going in at the same place as last year at about kilometer 74.5 on Hyw. 144 north of Sudbury . There is a parking lot on the left (west) side of the road that we get the trapper to plow for us . Any one that is interested please reply here or send me a Private message . Also any questions or concerns please ask . Any one new to winter camping ,this is a very good place to try it out and see many different setups . If you are cold tenting it there is always a warm tent if you get chilled . Having said that you are responsible for your own safety and outfitting . There are plenty of experienced campers to give advice if required . Hope to see all the regulars as well as some new campers . I'm sure you will enjoy it as much as I do . there is a 10 dollar a vehical charge for parking to pay for the plowing . See you in Feb. scouter Joe

Hey

Good to hear. I do plan to go this year. Looking forward to seeing the many people I met last year.
Last years was my first outing with a group of winter campers and I am hooked.
If you need an extra pair of hands I can surely pile wood on tent sites again!
I will however note I will not help wash dishes in particular coffee cups for "The Dog Pound"!

Hi Reg .

Good to hear that we didn't scare you off last year .Yes be sure to watch out over at the dog house .
Anyone else out there . Lets start a bit of banter . scouter Joe

Wow sounds like fun!

What kind of winter camps do you do with your Scouts?

Do you have approximate GPS coordinates?

hi prospector16 I was a scout leader quite a while back and we took the scouts out and usually built quinzees to sleep in . We also did different types of shelters . No I do not have the actual coordinate . Hope fully one of the others will and will chime in .
Are you a prospector ? scouter Joe

I am not a prospector but I do own 4 x 16 foot prospector canoes - each from a different manufacturer. 2 Kevlar and 2 Royalex.

I'm in Ottawa and would really like to make it up to this event. Not sure I'll be able to but I'm definitely going to try.

Our troop always did quinzhees but last year we decided to do an igloo - here is a video of it. That's me talking in most of it and in the middle building

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drrOuFg7rI

Good job on the igloo . Scouts seem to be having a good time . I tried a couple of times to make an igloo with less than satisfactory results till I saw picture of one and noticed that the blocks went around in a spiral . After that I had much better results . I would go out the day before and pack the snow with my snowshoes on and let it freeze over night . Then cut out the blocks with an old hand saw . Worked pretty good . Still a lot of work though . We made one at deep freeze one year . I'll let the camper who did this to tell you about it . scouter Joe

I picked up one of these last winter but still have not used it for a full igloo. Had it out practicing with it and it works well

http://www.grandshelters.com/icebox.html

From Google Earth 46 deg 50' 52" N, 81 deg 37' 39" W.

Hope to see you there

Are there any families who go with kids?

Yes there are and have been families with kids . All though some of them the kids are adults now . There is a mix but most are grown ups . scouter Joe

Hey,
My ears are burning????

Is it that time of year already?

Dawg

Finally hoping to go this year, a buddy and i split on a prospector tent and stove.