Drying Gear in the Backcountry - HOW???

[cnelk]

in 2015 we went several miles into the WY wilderness with horses.
After 3-4 days of wind, rain, hail & snow, the 3 of us were soaked.
The stove barely kept stuff dry and only when the sun came out did we get everything dry

 

[colonel00]

in 2015 we went several miles into the WY wilderness with horses.
After 3-4 days of wind, rain, hail & snow, the 3 of us were soaked.
The stove barely kept stuff dry and only when the sun came out did we get everything dry

Imagine how much fun that would have been without the stove

 

[LBES]

in 2015 we went several miles into the WY wilderness with horses.
After 3-4 days of wind, rain, hail & snow, the 3 of us were soaked.
The stove barely kept stuff dry and only when the sun came out did we get everything dry

Thanks for sharing! This is exactly the example I'm looking for, and describes a typical trip for me. But if the BTUs aren't enough, you'll never get things dry. With horse you could perhaps bring a bigger stove, but for backpacking in I worry the stove will be too small to be effective. Did you guys keep the stove going all night? If so, how often did you need to add wood?

 

[cnelk]

Those little stoves burn thru wood faster than a whore on a Saturday night.

The fire box isnt very big and door is small. No way will it last all night.
Had to add wood every 30-45mins as wet and cold as it was.

Sure a bigger stove prob would have done a better job, but we made it work

 

[LBES]

Those little stoves burn thru wood faster than a whore on a Saturday night.

The fire box isnt very big and door is small. No way will it last all night.
Had to add wood every 30-45mins as wet and cold as it was.

Sure a bigger stove prob would have done a better job, but we made it work

Wonder if a smaller tent like a Sawtooth would have been easier to heat up... Looks like you put a small stove in a big tent with a high peak?

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[huntsman22]

you'd be surprised at how much better things dry out in a tent with a little battery-powered fan going. It moves just enough heat and air to really speed up the drying process. Coleman makes one with a magnet and steel-plate base. Slap it on the fabric where you want it and place the steel on the outside of the fabric over the magnet....

 

[cnelk]

We had 3 guys and gear in that tent.
Any smaller and we woulda been nuts to butts

 

[handwerk]

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Inside a tipi with the stove goin', my son even got his hair to dry out....

 

[colonel00]

We had 3 guys and gear in that tent.
Any smaller and we woulda been nuts to butts

You were crowded with three guys in an Alaknak?

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[cnelk]

You were crowded with three guys in an Alaknak?

No. We werent.
A smaller tent like the Sawtooth and we woulda been.

 

[cnelk]

10 days in the wilderness and using horses.
Didnt need to scrimp on much

 

[AKHUNTER]

If your shelter has a center pole you should try this: Get some aluminum rod stock at the Hdw store, put a 90 degree bend in one end sized to accommodate 2 hose clamps and then clamp 3 or 4 rods to the pole. I put a set of rods down low for drying socks, gloves, and smaller things and then another set of rods up high to hang coats, pants, etc. It works great.

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