Tips for Winter Camping in Pop Up
Yes- you CAN winter camp in your pop up trailer! Many people enjoy camping in the pop up or folding trailer in the winter- while they are for hunting, ice fishing, cross country skiing and more. Camping in the Winter is a good way to get away while enjoying outdoor activities and still keep warm 
Here are some tips for winter camping you in Pop up or Folding Trailer:
1. Best advise I can give you is to invest in some LARGE tarp and cover your whole pop with tarp- tarping edges close the the ground at the back to keep in heat. If possible you can make an awning with careful tarring and use of tress or poles. Tarping the whole trailer with one tarp traps in the heat. and it makes a HUGE difference.
2. I do NOT recommend space heater at all. They are just too dangerous with all the clutter in a trailer you can take risk of blanket or anything falling and causing a fire. This almost happened to me while camping in Florida and a freak freeze in the weather. You can get smaller oil filled radiator which are as good or better and SAFE.
MOST trailer do come with propane furnace however I find them noisy and the really suck up the propane, If dry camping ( off the grid with no electricity, etc) then you wont have a choice – but be prepared to bring LOTS of propane. You could easily go through 20 LB tank in 2-3 days.
One advantage to using a pop up over tow trailer is less condensation- there is lots of air movement with your pop up and trailer can “breathe- so much less condensation and damp.
3. If you have electricity- heated mattress pads and electric blankets are a must have!!!
4. Bring broom to sweep off snow from top of trailer- especially tenting area.
5. Several changes of clothes, hats and mitts. You will be miserable with damp / went outwear so bring extra.
6. Don’t even think about using water/pump in your trailer- as nice as it sounds you will wreck your water lines when the water freezes- and it will.
7. Make sure you have enough fuel for your stove! You will BURN thru propane like crazy in the cold.
8. If you have electricity- cook with crock pot- gives off heat and cooks food at same time.
9. Change out of wet clothes- especially socks. Your socks will get damp- change them couple of times during the day. Damp feet lower your body temperature.
Do you have any winter camping tips to share? Post a comment with your winter camping tip now!
Winter camping Resources
The Winter Camping Handbook: Wilderness Travel & Adventure in the Cold-Weather Months, Updated Edition
NOLS Winter Camping (NOLS Library)
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