Wanted - cold weather camping buddy!!

[jacko1066]

Although a bit tongue in cheek, After a very successful trip to Estonia this year, my 2 comrades who I went with have decided to go to Norway and much much colder!!

Although I am extremely grateful for there offer, minus 50 or perhaps under is a little beyond me at the moment!!

I would much prefere to gain a bit more cold weather camping experience before under taking such a massive ask of myself at those temps.

So, I am thinking for definite a cold weather trip next year, perhaps Sweden, Norway, Estonia again, Lithuania, or similar.

What's everyone up to? Is anyone thinking of doing something similar and want some company? Or is a group thinking of a similar trip where there may be a space!

On another note, and purely being nosey, what's everyone up to next year?

Would love to no people's trip they have planned already too!!

Cheers
Steve

[FishyFolk]

Although a bit tongue in cheek, After a very successful trip to Estonia this year, my 2 comrades who I went with have decided to go to Norway and much much colder!!

Although I am extremely grateful for there offer, minus 50 or perhaps under is a little beyond me at the moment!!

I would much prefere to gain a bit more cold weather camping experience before under taking such a massive ask of myself at those temps.

So, I am thinking for definite a cold weather trip next year, perhaps Sweden, Norway, Estonia again, Lithuania, or similar.

What's everyone up to? Is anyone thinking of doing something similar and want some company? Or is a group thinking of a similar trip where there may be a space!

On another note, and purely being nosey, what's everyone up to next year?

Would love to no people's trip they have planned already too!!

Cheers
Steve

Come up to me here on the coast of northern Norway. I'll hang with you at least for a weekend. Make sure you are sorted and even pick you up at the airport and drop you off. I'll even lend you some ice fishing kit and make sure you are at a good lake for for arctic charr and trout + help you resupply if you need to :-)

All free of charge, only some help with petrol costs would be appreciated. And bring a mate or two if you wan't to. :-)

Oh and temps here in winter is everything between +5 to -20 celcius, but expect -5 to -10, come prepared for -30...lol


Rune

[jacko1066]

Come up to me here on the coast of northern Norway. I'll hang with you at least for a weekend. Make sure you are sorted and even pick you up at the airport and drop you off. I'll even lend you some ice fishing kit and make sure you are at a good lake for for arctic charr and trout + help you resupply if you need to :-)

All free of charge, only some help with petrol costs would be appreciated. And bring a mate or two if you wan't to. :-)

Oh and temps here in winter is everything between +5 to -20 celcius, but expect -5 to -10, come prepared for -30...lol


Rune

Wow that is an awesome offer!!!

Thank you very much indeed!!

I may well take you up on that offer my friend!!

Is there much snow on the ground that time of year?

Which part of Norway would you recommend my friend? And where would I fly into?

We experienced minus 15 quite regularly this year in Estonia and coped quite well!!

I must admit I would like to hot tent it, as a back up, but I don't own a tent or a stove lol!

I stayed in a small tent this year, next time I would love to hammock it!!

[FishyFolk]

I am in Harstad, on the Island of Hinnøy in Troms County, west of Narvik.

Depending on the time of winter it may be between 30 cm to 2 meters of snow here :-)

This vid from one of my trips last winter in early March may give you an idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7L1VIcvz8g

Else here is the area I have in mind throwing you into:

https://maps.google.no/?ll=68.66498,...rce=gplus-ogsb

[shepherd]

thats one hell on an offer!

[bopdude]

thats one hell on an offer!

It is, nice one FishyFolk

[saxonaxe]

Camping in those temperatures is not for me, but that is a very kind offer FishyFolk, you're a true gentleman..

[FishyFolk]

Camping in those temperatures is not for me, but that is a very kind offer FishyFolk, you're a true gentleman..

Not for me either really, but I like to remind myself why , 5 or six times a year, lol

[FishyFolk]

Here are those maps again, hopefully in a readable format

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5yzme3hfk2...NGU527334.jpeg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0t1smfrluj7ufsc/NGU53965.jpeg

The blue line on the one map is a suggested route, the other is the short route...

[FishyFolk]

thats one hell on an offer!

Eh....you pay your own tickets and rented accomodation if you do that...lol