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For starters, let me tell everyone that I grew up outside of Miami, FL and now live in Georgia- so my coldest trip may be mild compared to a lot of yours. 
But, this weekend was our Scouts annual Shotgun Weekend, where the boys get their badges for marksmanship over a 2 day camp out. We started with about 35 Scouts and 7 WebeloII Cub Scouts on their first camping trip with the Boy Scouts. Saturday, the highs were in the 50's with 30mph winds and then the bottom dropped out that night. When I woke up Sunday morning, the temps with the wind chill were 17 degrees and there was frost inside and outside of my tent. Surprisingly, I was actually quite warm with a couple of layers of clothes, a decent sleeping bag, and a very small 1 person tent.
About 10 kids packed up and left Saturday night, but the ones who stayed got an extra little badge for camping below freezing temps. I was proud to say that my son, one of the WebeloIIs never even mentioned going home. He was born with a disorder where his bones did not form properly as a young child and stuck it out much better than many of the other Scouts. So, I'm a proud dad and a proud Den Leader of Pack 62 in Tifton, GA!
Just wanted to share. I love this site and visit it all the time. Tent camping is my passion in life....if I could figure out a way to make a living doing it, I'd quit my job tomorrow.
Troop/Pack 62- my son is the smallest one in the gray sweatshirt.
EricW.
But, this weekend was our Scouts annual Shotgun Weekend, where the boys get their badges for marksmanship over a 2 day camp out. We started with about 35 Scouts and 7 WebeloII Cub Scouts on their first camping trip with the Boy Scouts. Saturday, the highs were in the 50's with 30mph winds and then the bottom dropped out that night. When I woke up Sunday morning, the temps with the wind chill were 17 degrees and there was frost inside and outside of my tent. Surprisingly, I was actually quite warm with a couple of layers of clothes, a decent sleeping bag, and a very small 1 person tent.
About 10 kids packed up and left Saturday night, but the ones who stayed got an extra little badge for camping below freezing temps. I was proud to say that my son, one of the WebeloIIs never even mentioned going home. He was born with a disorder where his bones did not form properly as a young child and stuck it out much better than many of the other Scouts. So, I'm a proud dad and a proud Den Leader of Pack 62 in Tifton, GA!
Just wanted to share. I love this site and visit it all the time. Tent camping is my passion in life....if I could figure out a way to make a living doing it, I'd quit my job tomorrow.
Troop/Pack 62- my son is the smallest one in the gray sweatshirt.
EricW.
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