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Miscellaneous Notes on Camping - part 2
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However, during cooking operations adequate ventilation should be provided especially in impermeable tents for the reasons previously stated. Also, reasonably controlled ventilation from the top of a tent prevents excessive condensation of moisture and is desirable not only during cooking, but also while resting and sleeping if the need for conserving warmth is not imperative.
Overinflated air mattresses are hard and uncomfortable. Skiers with big hips should dig a hip hole whether or not it is overlain by fir boughs or an air mattress. Wet socks and innersoles can be dried on a good day by tying them outside the rucksack. On bad days they may be dried against the belly, a method which can also be used at night if necessary; however, it increases the moisture which will be condensed in the bag or tent. Because of the low rate of blood circulation when one is lying down, socks should not be dried on the feet. Sleeping too warm is undesirable. Even though one is not conscious of perspiring, water is always being evaporated from the skin surface. In extremely cold weather this moisture will condense as frost in the outer layer of the sleeping bag, impairing its insulating value and necessitating frequent drying. Drying the sleeping bag by hanging it on a branch or rock during the noontime stop, whenever the sun is shining, is the best method of insuring a warm sleeping bag at night. This should be routine, since even moisture that cannot be felt will decrease the warmth of the bag. An excellent method of having water ready for a hurried breakfast is to dig a hole in the snow, line it with grub bags and just before turning in at night place a full pot of boiling water in this lined hole. Cover pot with more bags and snow for insulation. In extremely cold weather at least a foot of snow cover is needed. Never leave articles scattered around the snow. They should be either in the tent or in the rucksack. An extra waterproof bag or two is excellent for miscellaneous small articles. To expedite the work of making camp, members of the party should be given certain duties, such as cooking, collection of firewood, or preparation of tent sites. Time and effort spent in preparing for a good rest and sleep is time well spent. Camp is the best place for the repair of both personal and community equipment. It is also the best place for recuperation of any member of the party who has shown signs of weakening. Timely attendance to his rest and warmth may save the party trouble later.
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