People often ask what it’s like to camp in the Arctic winter; well it’s not bad if you’ve got the kit. Here’s a shot of one of Joe Henderson’s Thermalodge tents on an icy moon lit night.
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& an “exploded diagram” photo, this is the moment just before putting the canvas over the top.
Once settled in and with a plentiful supply of firewood they can be amazingly hot! On one occasion whilst frying crispy bacon the temperature topped out around 100F (37C), now that’s toasty.
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The tents have to not only be warm but strong. This is a 5 foot deep crater left behind from digging a tent out after a blizzard; at the height of the storm Joe tells me that only the chimney pipe peeked above the snow.
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