Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "-30° BRUTAL COLD hits the SOLO HOT tent" video.

  1. I've lit thousands of fires and never heard of priming the chimney until recent videos. I guess I'll keep it in mind, but I don't see myself changing the way I start fires. The smoke wants to go up, and the chimney's up. But maybe it's a lowlander thing in extreme cold. I've never lit a wood stove at under 2600 feet (about 800 meters) elevation, and that one low one wasn't a very tall chimney. All the others were a mile or more above sea level, where the air ain't as heavy. I like seeing the down-to-basics hiking and camping in snow conditions, but a snowmobile and an outfitter's tent or line cabin would be more my speed. Something closer to what Jay's doing, maybe canvas the first year or two, and then something more substantial, I see those videos where the guy or gal is using a hand-saw to cut up stove lengths after they reach their destination, where I see myself doing all that work ahead of time and dragging loads of firewood on a sled, like Jay's doing, so the only wood processing is making kindling. I can see spending weeks at a time out at the camp/cabin, year-round. I've got a job that works me hard for long stretches, but I get some nice stretches off in all 4 seasons. Best place for writing and contemplating.
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