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PostPosted: July 27th, 2004, 8:54 am 
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Have been reading Bill Mason's Song of the Paddle lately...and his praising of his campfire tent.

His design does have some obvious advantages...a good height factor with the canopy...and the side wall extensions seem to make for good reflection in the winter.

I have a SD Comet which I really like...but was wondering if anyone has thoughts on campfire reflection during cold months...and if they've done this with their nylon self supporting tent. Also, whether they keep their fire moderately stoked thruout the night.

Thanks,
-Mike


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PostPosted: July 27th, 2004, 4:48 pm 
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It has been my experience while camping in the winter, that it requires more energy to get up and continuously stoke a fire for warmth than it is worth.
You will lose more heat getting in and out of your sleeping bag than can ever be gained from an open fire.
Even when camping in our canvas Prospector tent, with a woodstove inside, we just prefer to let the fire burn out, and retreat to the warmth of our sleeping bags.
No fire or woodstove in a winter camping environment will ever beat the warmth of a good 4 season sleeping bag.


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