I get into the camp and I use my snowshoes to tramp down areas for the tent.I let the snow harden and I take off my snowshoes . I set up my tent with
the openings at a 90 degree angle to the prevailing winds. I build snow walls on the windward side of the tent. I mound the sides of the tent with snow .
When the snow sets up I can see my hybrid tent-snow shelter with a better insulation .I dig out a pit in front of my tent for a porch. This makes taking
my boots off much easier. I put my foam pads and my sleeping bag in the tent. The snow is so deep that I can carve out a pit for my kitchen. I mark out the
circle using my ski .I dig down about one yard and pile the excavated snow around the perimeter. I pack the snow at the perimeter of the hole with my shovel.
This will protect it from the wind. I carve out seats and benches, I put my skis and snowshoes behind the pile and I carve the places for stoves.
I punch a hole in the top of my ice chisel and I string a stout cord through it.I anchor the cord to something large to be pulled through the hole
not to lose my chisel in freezing water when the ice is penetrated. Snow is the greatest thief in winter. I tape a piece of brightly colored cord to small items to they can be seen in snow. I use a funnel to refuel a stove.Fuel evaporates at a high rate of speed and quickly removes heat from anything
it touches. I place the stove on a platform of rocks so it will not melt through the snow. I make the platform from a small piece of thin plywood
before I go camping.

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