What's in your Pulk?

[randoskier]

Bottom: A Scandinavian wind-sack(Hilleberg)
Top: I prefer the Scottish bothy bag (Terra Nova), They come in many sizes. The bottom is open,

Other companies also produce both sorts with various features.

Also nice to have along if your tent (pick one): Blows away, shears in half, burns down.

Either one can save your life, or at least make it more comfortable for a few minutes.

[randoskier]

The US Army's Secret Weapon: The M-65 (about $10 surplus). Great around camp, can wear alone or with your shell pants over them. In OD or White. Good cabin wear. Great for sleeping in. Mine is size Large/Long weigh 14oz (400g). Arcteryx makes a similar product that is a bit lighter, it will also lighten your wallet ($260).

[tkarhu]

The video clips on this page (in English) are useful for explaining the Scandinavian method of winter tunnel-tent camping and have some good tips- re: the one where Bo Hilleberg takes his Swedish retailers out camping- your little brothers in Norway are much more rugged

https://varuste.net/en/a69/winter-campi ... and-tricks

@randoskier In what kind of snow / what kind of spot do you prefer to pitch your tent? We have preferred wind shelter places, but have had problems with ventilation there.

Shelter places is what they recommend on the videos, too. However, I guess the shelter places gather snow. They stomp snow 3-4 feet around the tent. Maybe that helps with ventilation.

Our problems were with our old, small Nallo 2 or 3. Our new, bigger Keron 4 GT might solve the issue. Should test that, but opportunities have been limited with family.

[randoskier]

The video clips on this page (in English) are useful for explaining the Scandinavian method of winter tunnel-tent camping and have some good tips- re: the one where Bo Hilleberg takes his Swedish retailers out camping- your little brothers in Norway are much more rugged

https://varuste.net/en/a69/winter-campi ... and-tricks

@randoskier In what kind of snow / what kind of spot do you prefer to pitch your tent? We have preferred wind shelter places, but have had problems with ventilation there.

Shelter places is what they recommend on the videos, too. However, I guess the shelter places gather snow. They stomp snow 3-4 feet around the tent. Maybe that helps with ventilation.

Our problems were with our old, small Nallo 2 or 3. Our new, bigger Keron 4 GT might solve the issue. Should test that, but opportunities have been limited with family.

I prefer a sheltered spot, wind can arrive at anytime and cause problems worse than condensate... but often you don't get much choice where to pitch. If you have a lot of wind you have to close up the tent more and that often neutralizes any added benefit. In my tent it is either me solo or me and my wife- so I am not sure if having 8 lungs in the tent like you have makes a difference (?). My tent is only so-so dealing with condensation, I think because my vestibules are not so large. I open everything I can to let air circulate but I still get it sometimes and put a bivy bag over my sleeping bad if need be.

Tunnel tents are supposed to have the best air-flow for winter camping. I have one but it is only good for summer- it was made by Black's, a Scottish outdoor-store chain. It is cheap copy of a Hilleberg/Helsport but works fine in the summer. The poles would snap pretty quick in winter. Tunnel tents are much easier to pitch for one person than my current tent.

Your present tent the Keron 4 GT is the size of a small village, you might need Sherpa assistance to haul it! Have you ever gotten lost inside it?

Actually I just looked at the weight of your tent- it is not that bad!. My tent with its snow pegs, lines, etc. weighs 4.5kg and is only a 2 person tent, though a very roomy one.

Do you have a Nalo 3 that you want to sell?

[エイダン.シダル]

I knew I would forget something...TOILET PAPER!!!! Don't leave home without it.

You've never made a snow cone? This was a thing on the Outward Bound course I took, glacier travel. Was above zero, though. Corn snow will really scour away anything left.

[randoskier]

I knew I would forget something...TOILET PAPER!!!! Don't leave home without it.

You've never made a snow cone? This was a thing on the Outward Bound course I took, glacier travel. Was above zero, though. Corn snow will really scour away anything left.

Nature's own bidet

[randoskier]

I knew I would forget something...TOILET PAPER!!!! Don't leave home without it.

You've never made a snow cone? This was a thing on the Outward Bound course I took, glacier travel. Was above zero, though. Corn snow will really scour away anything left.

If you tried that in Finnmark you would have a little Doberman tail the rest of your trip and then some surgery when you got home.

[tkarhu]

The video clips on this page (in English) are useful for explaining the Scandinavian method of winter tunnel-tent camping and have some good tips- re: the one where Bo Hilleberg takes his Swedish retailers out camping- your little brothers in Norway are much more rugged

https://varuste.net/en/a69/winter-campi ... and-tricks

@randoskier In what kind of snow / what kind of spot do you prefer to pitch your tent? We have preferred wind shelter places, but have had problems with ventilation there.

Shelter places is what they recommend on the videos, too. However, I guess the shelter places gather snow. They stomp snow 3-4 feet around the tent. Maybe that helps with ventilation.

Our problems were with our old, small Nallo 2 or 3. Our new, bigger Keron 4 GT might solve the issue. Should test that, but opportunities have been limited with family.

I prefer a sheltered spot, wind can arrive at anytime and cause problems worse than condensate... but often you don't get much choice where to pitch. If you have a lot of wind you have to close up the tent more and that often neutralizes any added benefit. In my tent it is either me solo or me and my wife- so I am not sure if having 8 lungs in the tent like you have makes a difference (?). My tent is only so-so dealing with condensation, I think because my vestibules are not so large. I open everything I can to let air circulate but I still get it sometimes and put a bivy bag over my sleeping bad if need be.

Tunnel tents are supposed to have the best air-flow for winter camping. I have one but it is only good for summer- it was made by Black's, a Scottish outdoor-store chain. It is cheap copy of a Hilleberg/Helsport but works fine in the summer. The poles would snap pretty quick in winter. Tunnel tents are much easier to pitch for one person than my current tent.

Your present tent the Keron 4 GT is the size of a small village, you might need Sherpa assistance to haul it! Have you ever gotten lost inside it?

Actually I just looked at the weight of your tent- it is not that bad!. My tent with its snow pegs, lines, etc. weighs 4.5kg and is only a 2 person tent, though a very roomy one.

Do you have a Nalo 3 that you want to sell?

Thanks for the tips!

Our Nallo is a Nallo 2, and we still use it for summer hikes. Was it so that you are travelling to Norway soon? Maybe you can check www.finn.no for second hand Norwegian tents. I found my Gammes there. However, skis might be safer second hand because skis take more beating than a tent.

In winter time, we are planning to use the Keron 4 GT for two persons. We are not tough enought to go winter camping with small kids. With kids, we use the Keron in summer for now.

By the way, you mention snow pegs here. Are those actually missing in the original list?

For snow pegs, our pegs are aluminum L profile cut to about 40 cm. The pegs are heavy and might be a bit overkill. Yet they do work and will not get broken at least.

[randoskier]

I use 40cm Helsport snow pegs (they make 50cm too) and some shorter ones that I "dead-man". I don't need so many because with my tent I can attach three cords off each side to a dead-man ski I would not do that with a tunnel tent though because of the angles of the lines. If I had too I could use the four pulk traces as well but I like to keep the pulks completely assembled.

I'm off to Norway now see ya.

[CwmRaider]

Whats in my pulk? A down sleeping bag for 120cm, extra insulation, a sheepskin, a water bottle, diapers, some food and a tiny human