icicles and other warm treats
Friday night, I am piling into a car with four smelly boys and driving to the Adirondacks, where I will freeze my patootie off. Yes, I am losing my winter camping virginity, and I must admit, I am quivering with anticipation...
Ew. I am so gross sometimes.
Anyway, yes. I have been meaning to pop my winter camping cherry (damnit!) for a while now, but now the fact that I need to buy a whole pile of gear... and fast... is here. Down jacket. Booties. New long johns. New socks. Tails for my snowshoes. The middle of nowhere when it's -20 is no place to fuck around and try and be tough and save money by not buying the proper gear... so, another big fat pile of money moving away from that bike I keep telling myself I'm saving for.
Bah.
Anyway, should my camera not freeze and the battery not die, I should have some very interesting pictures for you this time next week.
Ew. I am so gross sometimes.
Anyway, yes. I have been meaning to pop my winter camping cherry (damnit!) for a while now, but now the fact that I need to buy a whole pile of gear... and fast... is here. Down jacket. Booties. New long johns. New socks. Tails for my snowshoes. The middle of nowhere when it's -20 is no place to fuck around and try and be tough and save money by not buying the proper gear... so, another big fat pile of money moving away from that bike I keep telling myself I'm saving for.
Bah.
Anyway, should my camera not freeze and the battery not die, I should have some very interesting pictures for you this time next week.
posted by M at 8:06 PM
3 Comments:
Well, it sounds like you are taking proper, um, "protection". ;)
Just stopping by from J. Star's place....Have fun camping this weekend with the smelly boys.
Maybe you got lucky -- last weekend was FREEZING out East, so perhaps your inaugural winter camping experience won't be as harsh as it could have been. (Keep your eye out for a Motel 6 or some such place en route, just in case...)
Have fun!
Damn. Now I can't stop thinking of that awful band from Oregon, The Cherry Poppin' Daddies.
Camera components can freeze, especially if they move quickly from warm places (such as a coat pocket) to the open air. Just keep your cam submerged in ice water for the duration and you should be fine.
-Suley
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