4 Season Trango 2 Tent with Fly

I am planning my next mountain climb and I want to practice winter camping. It is supposed to be -16^oC tonight so I want to try out my warmest sleeping bag.

My shelter is a 4 season tent made by Mountain Hardwear and the model is Trango 2. It is the same tent used by many exhibition to Mt Everest. I set it up today in about 4 inches of soft snow.

My sleeping bag is a Peregrine made by Feathered Friends in Seattle and is rated for -25^oF (-32^oC). It is made of 800+ goose down with 4 ounces of over fill.

I am also going to try out my new stove an MRS wisperlite international.

Peregrine Sleeping Bag In Tent

This is a picture of my sleeping bag in my tent. I also have a foam therma-pad and a 3/4 self inflating air pad underneath to help insulate my body from the cold ground. There is not much insulative capacity with the sleeping bag, on the bottom, because your body compresses the down and it is the airspace that gives you the insulation factor.

Learn to be Self Confident

We are starting a new toastmasters group in Sarnia. This will be every Thursday from 7-8:30pm at River City. We are chartering a new club and it is exciting to be a charter member. Only 20 members can be a charter and we already have 6 charter members confirmed. This would be a great time to improve your skills while being part of something exciting.

If you know of anyone else that might be interested, please let them know.

The club runs every Thursday. The fees are $120/year. The annual dues are due Sept so to join now, you only have to pay $90 till September. This includes 2 manuals.

Competent communicator. This manual has 10 speech projects. The first one is an easy one; just talk about yourself. It is designed to get you up there and see what skills you have. The next module teaches you how to organise a speech. Other modules include, vocal variety, how to say it, using visual aids and more. Each module is designed to teach you one aspect of presentation skills while building on past skills. After you have completed the 10 modules, you can earn your designation as a Toastmaster Competent Communicator.

Every week we will also have “table topics.” This is where you have the opportunity to do an impromptu speech for 1-2 minutes. These are fun and really help you to gain confidence about having to say something “off the cuff.”

The other manual is the Competent Leadership manual. This manual has 10 leadership projects. Examples of topics are listening, critical thinking, giving feedback, time management and more.

If you are interested, please let me know as we want to make sure we are prepared to receive all the people that plan to attend.