Replying to @AjaxAlmighty camping through winter fully exposed in a tipi! Thats just how its done. Yes there are traditional winter spots but i dont always get to be in htose place. Often times the biggest deal breaker for wintercamp is a dark hole that gets little sun. I NEED sunshine. #wintercamping #tipicamp #heavywinds #coldwinter | Michael Ridge

A peek inside my tipi. For those wondering why I chose a tipi it’s simple. You don’t alter perfection. This structure it lite and mobile and packs easy into a waterproof container and the poles easily transported. It’s the best non permanent structure for exposed weather with heavy winds. I have to set up in full exposure because I run all my electronics on solar. My tipi has nothing to do with aesthetic and is purely logical to the inner functions of my nomadic journey that consistently provide

Tipi set for winter camping. I camp year round traveling on horseback camping on mostly public land spring through summer. Fall into spring i make camp for the winter. Wintercamp is always on private land of local support and because i travel all over, i have to find a new one almost every year. I have pretty much the month of october to fetch my wintercamp and truck, find a spot for the winter, set up my tipi, stack 6ton of hay and cut 5 cord of firewood. Spit and stack it all. Ill also build a