Winter Hammock Camping — Without a Stove!

For this late winter backpacking trip, I decided to challenge myself - cooking “real food” using only fire for the duration of my trip. If you know anything about my patience for making fires, you’ll know this will truly be a bit of a challenge. 🙂 For shelter, I went with my minimalist camping hammock and ultralight backpacking tarp set-up. I also utilized a grill grate, a folding saw for harvesting campfire wood, and some extra cold weather clothing layers, as the temps were forecasted to head down to around 15° F or so. There was also a chance of snow, sleet, and even rain, so I brought a full set of rain gear for warmth at camp and keeping dry while hiking. For an easier read, downloadable GPS data and more, check out my full blog post https://www.sintax77.com/3-days-winte... This video is sponsored by MyHeritage. Get a free 14 day trial & 50% off if you decide to continue your subscription with this link https://bit.ly/sintax77 Trailhead Used: Pinchot Trailhead Pinchot Trail, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 41°13’09.2″N 75°37’52.6″W This is an easily accessible lot with room for a half dozen cars or so. GPS Data including campsites used, water sources and other POI’s for this trip and many others can be found on my Trip Data Page. Trails Used Day 1 Powder Magazine Trail Sassafras Hill Trail Spruce Hill Trail Hayes Run Trail Painter Creek Trail Watres Trail Camp along Watres Trail Day 1 Mileage: 6.6 miles Day 1 Gross Elevation Gain: 704′ Day 1 Gross Descent: 876′ Trails Used Day 2 Backtrack on Watres Trail Painter Creek Trail Scrub Oak Trail White Line Trail Behler Swamp Trail Camp along Behler Swamp Trail Day 2 Mileage: 5.7 miles Day 2 Gross Elevation Gain: 543′ Day 2 Gross Descent: 466′ Trails Used Day 3 Backtrack on Behler Swamp Trail Road Hike on Tannery Road Return to Bear Lake Parking Day 3 Mileage: 2.3 miles Day 3 Gross Elevation Gain: 160′ Day 3 Gross Descent: 93′ Grand Total Mileage: 14.6 miles Grand Total Elevation Gain: 1.435′ FTC Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through some of my links. Notable Backpacking Gear Fjallraven Kajka 75 Backpack https://amzn.to/2Uj8Ew4 Dutchware Half-Wit Hammock https://dutchwaregear.com Dutchware Whoopie Hook hammock suspension w/ kevlar tree straps. Hammock Gear Burrow 20 Top Quilt https://www.hammockgear.com Hammock Gear Phoenix 0 Underquilt Hammock Gear Dyneema Hex Tarp Byer of Maine Trilite Camp Stool https://amzn.to/38xgTx1 Zippo Classic Lighter https://amzn.to/3pcpoVw Light My Fire Mini Fire Steel Striker https://amzn.to/30S3rxm Toaks 750ml Titanium Pot https://amzn.to/30S3rxm Sea to Summit Long Handled Spork https://amzn.to/3lBguOW Potable Aqua Water Purification Tablets with PA Plus https://amzn.to/3uYZ1TP RevolutionRace Men’s Norwand Pants https://amzn.to/3G53ief Outdoor Vitals Adventure Jacket, Loftek version https://bit.ly/3r4nhDI Nitecore NU25 Headlamp https://amzn.to/2YVsp0A Silky F-180 Folding Saw https://amzn.to/3Fi6F0l Benchmade Bugout EDC Folding Knife https://amzn.to/2JVfBS5 Casio ProTrek F-30 Smartwatch https://amzn.to/3dtY7Xj Spot X Satellite Messenger https://amzn.to/3adSjBr GoPro Hero 8 Black https://amzn.to/2D8n6lL GoPro Shorty Tripod Grip https://amzn.to/2MPhGOM