Surviving a winter storm in a cheap, summer, dome tent. There are ways to deal with the cold temps, and withstand the snow load. In this video, I demonstrate a technique used by many homeless people in New England. The photos near the end are my friends' shelters from past years. Many are asking in the comments if I'm currently homeless. No, I'm not.
The following are the video topics set up as "chapters" for your easy access-
00:00 Intro
00:59 Tent floor insulation
01:50 Setting up the dome tent
02:25 Summer tent conversion for winter use. Insulating the walls & roof
03:50 Snow load concerns
04:29 2nd tent roof
05:30 Tent stakes. Also weights in addition to tent stakes
06:09 Completed project
06:20 Night fall
06:35 How to get by without a good winter sleeping bag
08:31 Waking up in the morning and looking out. Winter wonderland!
09:30 Clearing snow off the roof
10:54 Adjusting the 2nd tend roof
11:25 Shoveling
11:46 Cleaning out the vestibule. Taking a break
12:47 Melting snow. Amount of snow melted vs the amount of liquid water.
Making coffee.
19:34 Importance of the vestibule.
21:34 Shoveling
23:39 Personal photos. Friends' winter camping set ups from past years.
23:53 “Thank God for the Storm” - encouraging word.
26:04 Scripture- Psalm 31.24
26:18 Bonfire.
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27:00 THE END