3 Days Solo Winter Camping – deep snow, no tent, below -20°C

2 nights out in the woods and some seriously difficult snowshoeing and cold weather in Ontario, Canada. The first-day temp was around -12C and dropped to -20C overnight, by far the coldest I have ever experienced sleeping outside. My tarp shelter worked against me this night, an experience I will never forget.

The second night stayed around -9C through the night with light snow so I went without my tarp, a beautiful relaxed evening beneath the stars.

Instagram: @XanderBudnick

My Camera Gear:
Microphone – Rode Video Micro – https://amzn.to/3shQxW8
Camera – Sony A7iii – https://amzn.to/3t6M3CN
Lense – Sony 24-105mm F4 – https://amzn.to/3a1Qsj2
Small Camera – Sony Rx100Vii – https://amzn.to/3uKrpIW
Go Pro – Hero 7 Black – https://amzn.to/3tdSxzI
Tripod – Manfroto BeFree Video – https://amzn.to/3g4Unz6
Mini Tripod – Gorillapod – https://amzn.to/2QhL3NA
Mini Tripod 2 – Manfroto – https://amzn.to/3dVcm8G
Canoe Tripod – Manfroto Magic Arm – https://amzn.to/3wON30F
Drone – DJI Mini 2 – https://amzn.to/3uGMfJm
Camera Clip – Peak Designs – https://amzn.to/3dVcm8G

Camping Gear:
Camp Light – Luminaid – https://amzn.to/3g0pR9L or https://amzn.to/3mIPsWa
Fire Starter – Ferro Rod https://amzn.to/2PXvNpd
Pocket Bellows – https://amzn.to/3daPh2H
Paracord – https://amzn.to/3dYB5Zx
Orange Tarp Gear Ties – Night Ize – https://amzn.to/3vdIknA
Winter Sleeping Bag – Mec Talon -10
Summer Sleeping Bag – Mec Talon +5
Sleeping Bag Liner – Sea to Summit Fleece liner
Sleeping Pad – Big Agnes Insulated Air Core Ultra
Sleeping Mat – Nemo Switchback
Sleeping Mat 2 – Therm-a-Rest Z Lite Sol – https://amzn.to/2SlbwLa
Axe – Grandfors Bruks Scandinavian Forest Axe
Large Saw – Silky Big Boy – https://amzn.to/3tgTxCD
Small Saw – Silky Gomboy – https://amzn.to/3tgTxCD
Frying Pan – GSI glacier frying pan
Backpack – Gregory Baltoro 75L

—— Commonly asked questions: ——

Why are you cutting down trees?
The trees I cut down are all dead, trees that die and remain standing dry out and prevent rain and moisture from saturating the wood so it makes great firewood.
Live trees contain a lot of moisture and don’t burn, I also love trees and I don’t cut down live trees

If you are alone who’s filming?
I film everything myself from a tripod and yes I do walk back to get the camera when I film myself walking away from the camera. it’s pretty straightforward, it just takes time. Two Unedited Clips from the video – https://youtu.be/lfUhxjU9zPU

Are you scared of wild animals?
Bears are Hibernating over winter and wolves aren’t an issue in this area, so no

-20C wheres your jacket?
The first-day temp was around -12C and dropped to -20C overnight. Pulling the sled sawing/chopping wood and working hard creates a lot of sweat. If I sweat it will eventually freeze which is bad news so when I’m working I wear a long sleeve a small sweater than a big wool sweater which is on the cooler side but prevents sweating and is perfect for the conditions.

Spoon? Why not Chopsticks?
I ate oatmeal, soup and rice not shown in the video, the sausage spoon thing was a joke :p Yes, chopsticks would work better and are easier for sausage, and yes I am proficient with chopsticks :p

What’s with the Poo?
It was some animal Scat I found, I was curious and I didn’t recognize it, was hoping someone would point out what animal it was. Its likely Fox scat