Ray Mears Camping in the Northern Wilderness

[MrBushLife]

I really appreciate this fellow, taking the time, energy, to share his knowledge. it is really special , to see / hear others points of Relating to the environment they are in. So helpful. Cheers ;-)) Thank you for posting this great vid.

[gmanw3]

great video

[Powboy93]

great vid! i live in norway and would like to have a tent like that! but one question: as the tent has no floor, what will happen to the snow on the ground when it's 28 C inside? why is it not turning in to a swimming pool?

[imaginaryteaparty]

@Powboy93 It's the same as an igloo, the air temperature is 28 degrees but not the snow. In fact it will melt a little and go slightly harder but it won't turn into slush.

[PineMartyn]

@imaginaryteaparty

This is incorrect. Hot-tenting is done by either using a flour of boughs (usually spruce) or else a tarp is put down to cover the snow. As for igloos, one uses either a tarp or furs/hides. I`m a cold camper who uses igloos. If you try to sleep on snow, your bag, gear, clothing will get soaked by your own body heat. You MUST have either a waterproof layer beneath you OR an insulating layer (such as hides or boughs) or the floor will melt under you.

[imaginaryteaparty]

@PineMartyn You're right, but you might have missed the huge bedroll Ray has in the tent too. He's not sleeping on snow but on an insulated 'mattress'. In other shows he's also laid spruce boughs for flooring too.

[imaginaryteaparty]

@Powboy93 It's the same as an igloo, the air temperature is 28 degrees but not the snow. In fact it will melt a little and go slightly harder but it won't turn into slush.

[jpeters1774]

@Powboy93 Dude, air temp at 28 C ground temp much colder.

[Dojocho]

that might be a snowtrekker tent....very lightweight..good for packin in on mules

[dinnerandashow]

His pack must be over 50 pounds.

[sdkkrew]

@dinnerandashow Or more, when camping in northern regions you will die without insulating and warm gear. Weight becomes secondary in this cold of an environment.

[PineMartyn]

@dinnerandashow

Winter trekkers don't carry a stove and tent in a pack. Most of the gear is hauled behind them on a pulk or a tobaggan. One lets the snow do the heavy lifting.

[clobbohead]

Check Cabela's for similar canvas tents.

[TeaDoubleE85]

Can someone please tell me where I can buy that exact tent!! I really want to buy his tent unless their is a better tent with a wood stove. PLEASE SOMEONE REPLY BACK!

[laxdrew9]

@TeaDoubleE85 Check out Kifaru.com. They have a superior product, I've used in the wilds all along the Rockies from Mexico to Canada. Their tipi tent (I use the sawback) with the small pack stove is exceptionally light and durable. It is a bit costly, but worth the expense if you're serious.

[PineMartyn]

@TeaDoubleE85

It's a SnowTrekker tent. They make several models and styles. You can order from them online. They do custom orders as well. And they sell 3 sizes of stoves to match the tent size.

[imaginaryteaparty]

@PineMartyn Thank you so much! I've been trying to find out what tent this is for years!!

[g0vqw]

One can only try and emulate this man!

[Jaygoodpatriot]

I would like to know what type of tent that is?

[AMULDARRY]

28 + when full on? i cant belive would be great i wanna buy one :)

[vaidotas86]

what about fleece and goretex?

[imaginaryteaparty]

@vaidotas86 What about it?

[vaidotas86]

@imaginaryteaparty will it provide moister out of your clothes ?

[solobackpacking]

@vaidotas86

Goretex breathes too slowly to prevent wetness during high activity.

[vaidotas86]

@solobackpacking thank you for comment. I have seen that some people live in high mountains with no wood stoves for several month. This is the reason why I wrote my comment.

[solobackpacking]

@vaidotas86

To do so it is recommended avoiding gortex, cotton and down.

[PineMartyn]

@vaidotas86

Fleece isn't waterproof, and snow tends to stick to it and freeze onto it, then melt when it warms up, soaking you. Gortex is waterproof, but it breathes very poorly in cold temperatures, causing you to sweat and get wet from the inside.

[skaterdude10001]

whats he sleeping on ?it looks like a cloth tent bag but being on the ground i would think it would get wet.

[PineMartyn]

@skaterdude10001

He has a groundcloth on the floor. Traditionally, hot-tenters use a bed of spruce boughs, with a ground cloth over it.

[imaginaryteaparty]

@PineMartyn It does depend on the availability of materials though and Ray is aware of the environment he's going into so adjusts accordingly. He has an insulated bed roll here.