Toughing it out in the tent...
There are 2 drying-poles in our set-up. This one is at the front, and is often where the small bits end up.
The plastic-decked snowshoes were not very good in the heavy wet snow. True, they didn't absorb water and sag like babiche rawhide weaving, but they picked up a heavy load with each step and did not discharge it. Very hard on the feet and legs after a couple of hours.
I varnish my traditional snowshoes a lot, and can survive a 1-day wet without too much trouble, but recently bought a set of these from
https://lureofthenorth.com/product/equi ... snowshoes/I liked them a lot. I love the Huron pattern for trail use (and bring a set of Bearpaws for camp use), and the monofilament gave enough loft with lightness. I had no breaks or cuts.
The nylon and fastex buckles on the modern shoes were also a problem. The nylon was very stiff in the morning cold and always required at least one readjustment after initial use, and one of the buckles broke after a -34C night, and had to be repaired using a sewing kit and robbing a buckle off a pack.
The leather bindings I use have all been repaired at various times, but it's a simple task -- even enjoyable, in the evenings, if you have an awl, waxed twine, big needles, and a pair of pliers.
We bring no rain gear otherwise -- that's why we travel as far as we do: hoping for the dryness that comes with cold. It's funny how -5C is so much warmer on a trip than +5C...