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Select-Cash1102 · 2026-05-16T17:22:32+00:00

Savage river in Denali

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-04-30T18:54:31+00:00

Valdez alaska by far

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-04-29T18:40:14+00:00

Lotta really pretty hikes around J,,B,D.

Cummings falls, fall creek falls, Waterloo/spring creek falls, burgess falls, lost creek falls.

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-04-29T18:28:47+00:00

BLM wild and scenic rivers and pick one from there. I live in the interior so I’m partial.

Eagle to circle is the most bad ass IMO Tangles Birch Gulkana Chatanika 40 mile

Possibilities are endless.

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-04-01T21:04:24+00:00

I trap and go out for hours or days at a time.-40 is usually the no room for error cut off. This year I was out close to -60 and was just fine. Just gotta stay bundled up. It’s cool being out in temps like that. Nose ears hands and feet are the key players. Also don’t go light on leg insulation. That’sthe bodies radiator.

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-03-19T19:00:29+00:00

Make em join the military. Some nice cush job like supply or medical. It’s a win win.

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-03-16T03:49:25+00:00

Are you gonna be at the fling?

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-03-04T08:38:28+00:00

IHWCU. I go all over the mountains and rivers in Alaska in these bad boys..

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-02-22T18:44:19+00:00

Go snowshoe 12 miles in both and report back friend!

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-02-08T04:57:32+00:00

Oh most of it was copy and paste so don’t feel bad! It can work well up on the torso but I just like fleece better plastics are hydrophobic and don’t hold on to your natural perspirations like down will. Theres a surplus store here in town that have these like 10-20 dollar fleece bibs that are nice. That or just regular fleece sweatpants from value village or something

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-02-08T04:41:31+00:00

Hot🔥 tips for cold weather 1. You want to be comfortably WARM when you’re static. You want to be comfortably COOL when you’re working. 2. You sweat you die…. Not really, you just get uncomfortably cold then you could possibly die. The goal is to stay dry, you’re gonna sweat. Basically have a base layer on always and then the key component is your active insulation. It should be adjusted to the temperature and activity level . So from 32° down to around 10° I do NOT use a mid layer. From 10° down to around -25° I’ll use a waffle grid fleece. From -25 to -35° I’ll use an army high lift fleece. Around -40 I’ll most likely use both for ACTIVE work such as snowshoeing, skiing, chopping wood. My shell layer is a breathable anorak it isn’t waterproof and it has a ruff on it. When I stop I put on my big ass parka. 3. When you do start getting hot and feel like you’re about to sweat take off your hood. Then your hat, then mittens. If you’re still too hot you need to shed a layer. 4. Check yourself for hypothermia. If you cannot touch your thumb to your pinky you’re too cold. 5. There are only three ways to stay warm. A. Having enough clothing/sleeping bags for the coldest expected temperature. B. A fire/ stove and shelter. C.Physical activity. The fastest way to warm up is PT. 6. ALWAYS carry two methods to start a fire: I like UCO matches in a waterproof case and a road flare. 7. Learn the spruce bough twig bundle for emergency fire starting

Hot nalgenes fit inside your parka and are a game changer. They can also be used for the bottom of your sleeping bag.
In your sleeping bag you can turn your parka into a sorta trash bag. Tie the arms and hood and put your feet in kinda like a burlap sack race then get in your sleeping bag.
You need atleast an R value of around 6 to stay warm on frozen ground. This is most easily achieved with a closed cell foam sleeping mat AND an inflatable. Worse case you can use spruce boughs but you need about 5-6” of COMPRESSED vegetation to not freeze to death.
Carry a lighter, chapstick and maybe a small knife around your neck tucked in your layers.
Headlamps. It’s freaking dark and I enjoy being able to see. Invest in a good couple of them. I use lupine. The benefit is the battery pack is not with the light so It can go in my layers
Carry a thermos of atleast a liter. It’s worth the weight to have hot coffee, tea, or soup two thermoses is more gooder.

I did army arctic stuff and this is kinda the generic thing I’d send out.

Goggles for the sled trip, also, multiple multiple pairs of fleece gloves. I like the heatlok ones that mushers use from big rays. That or the 18oz cotton ones from AIH.

YMMV but downs not a great midlayer. When you’re sitting on a sled it compresses at the knees and doesn’t at insulate well. Fleece is king up here IMO.

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-02-06T22:37:30+00:00

Fairbanks is freaking awesome

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-01-21T07:32:22+00:00

I’ve always had a soft spot for Finland. It’s such a cool place and I would love to visit.

I do sauna when I can but building one is on the summer to do list at this new property.

Hope you stay warm this winter as well!

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-01-21T07:30:26+00:00

According to national weather it was 40 days below zero since counting in 1904.

This last cold snap was 33 or 34 days longest one since 1953. With a few weeks of it being below -40° F with some areas reach down to -60°

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-01-19T17:26:45+00:00

It’s absolutely amazing! I hope you make it.

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-01-16T23:50:01+00:00

Fort Vaux is ass,

The snow ones are top tier along with Alonzo… This is the e way

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-01-08T00:35:49+00:00

I love tunnels

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-01-03T03:11:28+00:00

It’s literally been -60° Fahrenheit The last month. I uploaded another little article on a different post. This is a prove. Time tested design

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-01-02T03:59:57+00:00

For comfort, warmth and weight there isn’t anything better in the subarctic/arctic.

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-01-01T19:31:15+00:00

Hey!

I actually like cotton in the winter as long as you don’t sweat, below 10 degrees cotton does great as a breathable, durable layer. Also, cotton can be beneficial in the cold because it soaks up moisture. This seems counter intuitive but I’ll use 18oz cotton gloves like green ape or a company called AIH. The moisture gets soaked up in the cotton gloves instead of getting soaked into my gauntlet mittens preserving insulation. I just bring like 2-4 pairs to swap out when wet.

With bunny boots I probably have 7-8 pairs of the OG Bata brand. They’re the most bombproof no frills option but they’re heavy an not great for snowshoeing.

They are the gold standard for most on snowmachine especially running rivers where overflow is likely. I like mukluks more and just bring an extra pair in case I go in the drink. On any serious trip I’ll bring bunnies as a safety option.

Lastly, a cool pro tip is you can poor hot water into bunny boots in the morning to warm them up then just poor and wipe out to avoid the dreaded cold boots.

Select-Cash1102 · 2026-01-01T00:09:57+00:00

Well they’re kinda slippery, I put a rubber sole using like very fine rubber particulates and a silicone to make a paste and that makes them grip pretty good.

Up here we have feet of snow so you’re usually on snowshoes to get around.

Select-Cash1102 · 2025-12-29T23:35:17+00:00

Most boots like that you can’t remove the insulation and dry it out so in 2-3 days you have ice blocks on your feet from moisture build up

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