BAD performs nicely out in the cold!

Walkabout

Walkabout

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Hi There,

My wife and I went out for a cold weather snowshoe adventure today with our matching BADs in Riding Mountain, Mantoba. The temp was minus 36 degrees C with wind chill; minus 25 without. For me, such trips have to have some aspect of testing out skills/equipment, which usually include making a fire with materials found on the hike, using a fire steel.

Here's my BAD about to chip off some pine resin to use later in making a fire:

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Some nice scenery:

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I'm not sure what tracks these are... it was too big for coyote, and I'd be surprised if black bear was out around this time of year. I think it might have been cougar/mountain lion. The mitten was a size large, for perspective.

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I found a standing piece of dead black poplar. The BAD did just fine with some batoning and prying to harvest some kindling (even in such very cold temps) and did a nice job on feathering some sticks:

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Without much trouble, some birch bark took a spark nicely and we had some flame!

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Back at the Jeep :)

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And of course, since this is the Busse forum, a pic of the BAD back home and enjoying some relaxation:

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Fair enough :D

That's minus 33 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chill, and minus 13 degrees without (at least according to the conversion tool I found!) :)

Either way, it felt pretty cold!
 
fugawee said:
But thats those fake "degrees" they
use up there in Cananada...
Like those KM's use on their cars to make them think
they are going really really fast. :D
Click to expand...

Indeed.

Still, minus 15 (ish) Fahrenheit is cold.
 
Walkabout,
Good on ya Bro!!! Looks like a fun day out in the toolys. I like those BADs as well for they are very strong for such a small package...
 
Man, I would rather see snow any day any time for camping vs. this rain we're getting this weekend.
 
-13 is FREAKIN' COLD!!! :eek:

But man is that some beautify scenery!!! :cool: :thumbup:

Nice BAD too... I wouldn't trade my green linen BAD for anything. :D

Thanks for sharing the pics!

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Cold is cold,your right... ;)
Beautiful country you have up there.
Wish we had something like that within a hundred miles
(or even a few hundred KM's!) drive from here.
Thats what I get for living in Chicago.
Thanks for the pic's,always nice to see other places.
 
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