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Winter in the Wild 2019

Every year over the Family Day long weekend, Algonquin Provincial Park hosts The Winter In The Wild Festival to celebrate winter in the park. It’s a great weekend to head to the park to learn about all the things that they have to offer, including outdoor activities like skating and snowshoeing, guided tours, and various presentations and demonstrations on things like winter camping. This year was my first time attending the festival, which was extra special because I was invited by Camper Christina to help her demo her hot tents and talk about winter camping, which I was really excited to do. Last year’s plan to do the same thing was cancelled because Christina was recovering from a concussion, so I was super happy to get the opportunity again this year.

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Hot Tent Virgin No More

I know what you’re thinking – and you can get your mind out of the gutter! This is about my first time spending the night by myself in a hot tent. Over the years, I have been on many different winter camping adventures – cold tenting, shelter building, in yurts, and yes, hot tenting with my friend Christina. However, I have never spent the night in a hot tent by myself, left to manage the stove and keep warm, until now. So read on to find out how I fared – OK, I wasn’t exactly completely on my own as Christina was camping right next door in her other hot tent in case I needed help, but she left me alone so I could show myself that I could handle it.

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Hot Tenting with Christina

Friday Evening

Since our last trip was so much fun, both Christina and I knew that we would be booking another winter trip together, so back in the fall we both checked our calendars and picked a date in February. At first the plan was to do a one night trip somewhere near her new place, but as the trip got closer, we eventually decided that we would do two nights instead. For me, that meant leaving right after work on Friday to make the drive North to our chosen destination.

That was the beginning of our easy two night trip….. or so we thought…. I will apologize now for the long winded upcoming paragraphs, but this information is important to share.

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Ontario Winter Camping Symposium 2018

Picture 400 people in an auditorium all listening to presentations about a common topic: Winter Camping! Yes, that happened again this year with the help of organizer David Bain (and more) at the Theatre of the Arts in Waterloo.  This is the second year for the Ontario Winter Camping Symposium and I made sure to secure a ticket. There was a great line up consisting of 5 presentations, sponsors with lots of outdoor goodies ready to purchase, and lots of friends to chat with.

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