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Camped in -19°F Temperatures

The coldest camping trip I've been on (to-date) was -19°F.  I decided it'd be "fun" to camp at the Oren Krumm shelter on the North Country Trail, a little ways past Tibbets Falls.  Somewhere along the line I beleived the shelter would help keep me somewhat warm, which wasn't true in the slightest.  Even draping my tent pieces over the bunk I stayed in barely helped.  The air was just too cold.  My stove barely worked in these frigid temperatures, and water bottles I kept inside my sleeping bag overnight froze.  At one point I remember waking up and eating some fudge to kepe my body temperature up (as well as a few jumping jacks).  This is the only time I've gone camping and slept in full snow gear.


On the hike out in the morning, I checked out Tibbets Falls which were totally frozen over.  My truck barely started in the cold.  Brrrr!

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