I’ve had the chance to do a brief field test of the FTR (From The Road) Shelter System and I’m now working on addressing some of the issues I’ve discovered. I’m doing research on the web and, of course, I’m getting all kinds of suggestions from the Algorithm. So here are some thoughts on all of this.
When it comes to tents there are not four seasons there are two.
The idea that there are four seasons that a tent must accommodate makes no real sense to me. I see two seasons that I need to adapt to: the Bear and Bug Season where I don’t cook in my tent and where precipitation is most likely in the form of rain. In this season I want protection from the bugs and maybe the sun. I camp in the classic triangle where I maintain at least three places a hundred or more metres apart: a place to sleep, a place to cook and a place to store my food. I will also have a separate place to take a shit and get my water.
The other season is the Snow Season. In this season I cook in my tent as the bears are all asleep and the bugs are dead. In this season I don’t camp in the triangle, I just use a main site where I cook, sleep and store my food (ravens are the issue here). Many times I will be also melting snow, so water needs are different. In this season it makes sense to keep everyone together to make camp life easier. With a uniform surface of snow, making a huge tent platform to accommodate three people is easy, while in the Non-Snow season it seems hard to find a flat spot big enough for a single person, never mind finding a spot big enough for three.
In the Bug/Bear season I find it is easier for everyone to manage their own camp. Single tents weigh almost nothing now and so does a jetboil. It is easier for everyone to find their own space as in the heat of summer it’s nice to get distance, whereas in winter it’s better to huddle up and cook together over one big-ass torch of a stove.
Marmot One Person Bear/Bug Season Tent
This Marmot Tent has served me well for the Bear/Bug Season. I don’t always trust these types of tents in the wind, but the upper guy lines really make this tent stable. I also like the position of the door. I can sit up and spin on my ass to get my feet out the door. I can then shift my weight over my feet and stand up in one easy motion. Getting in and out of a tent with the door at the end sucks. Yes it does.
The best thing about the Snow Season is that you can dig down into the snow to make a huge amount of useable space. Being able to stand up inside a tent is important to me. I find the getting into and out of a traditional tent in winter really hurts my back after a while. In the FTR Shelter I can stand up and stretch. I can sit and put my boots on. I can lounge in a lounge chair I mould out of the snow.
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Field Test 2021
From The Road (FTR)
BackPacks and the difference between Weight, Volume and Mass
I now need a new BackPack to fit all my winter camping and mountaineering gear and enjoy reading about how to winter camp with a 45 litre pack like I see on the interweb.
Everyone wants to ski with the tiny pack, until, that is, they want a giant pack to save them from an avalanche.
I don’t get it. I often read about how a big pack swings all over the place when you ski. Well, first off, learn to ski and learn how to pack a backpack. When skiing the upper body should be “quiet” with not a lot of movement beyond a proper pole plant. With a large volume pack that is packed properly with minimum MASS, skiing is not overly impacted. That is the critical difference. I’m not looking for a low volume, light weight backpack, I’m looking for a high volume, low mass backpack. In winter I want a lot of insulation and insulation takes up a lot of room, however there is not a lot of it so it doesn’t weigh that much. A bigger backpack provides more Inverse Segregation and also makes packing the bag so much easier. I hate spending time trying to cram what I need into a tiny space for no good reason.
So, I’m working on a BackPack that is about 50 litres and I hope to create an addition that can add another 30 to 40 litres. This addition would come off for day trips and summit attempts. Stayed tuned (right!) for more.