Crazy Wisdom
How not to die while camping out in the snow - Claire Tiwald
- Winter
- snow
- hiking
- survival
- bears
- nationalparks
- rvalue
- wildernesscamping
About this episode
Claire Tiwald is a painter, illustrator, sculptor, and comic book artist, and Fb friend of mine. We talk about wilderness camping, bears, mountain lions, camping in the winter, r-value and why it is important and much more. You can find Claire on her website clairetiwald.com and on her Instagram page @grimlemur. Enjoy!
(5:04 – 7:52) What to actually do when you encounter a bear up close; surprising information on which bears are the most dangerous (has little to do with size).
(8:07 – 9:25) Countryside vs city, which has scarier people? (I should run a poll on this); why animals are easier and more straightforward to deal with compared to human beings.
(10:04 – 12:27) Bears vs Mountain Lions, which should you be warier of? When and where you should watch for mountain lions; how a donkey got between Claire and a bear.
(13:29 – 14:45) Do you know you can take a donkey on the Pacific Crest Trail? The pros and cons of doing so; Claire’s experience with one.
(16:00 – 18:54) How emotional struggles, her dad, and the healing effects of nature cultivated Claire’s love for the wilderness.
(19:00 – 26:50) Tips on camping during winter; r-value: why you should pay attention to the r-value of your camping gear; why you should be wary of synthetic liners, blankets, pants, and clothing in general; why cotton is worse than synthetics for camping during the winter.
(26:50 – 30:11) Do you know it’s possible to get hypothermia in the summer? Under special conditions of course; why listening to your body and being in the moment during wilderness hikes is a must; and, going back to camping during winter, how stacking claories up can stave hypothermia off, and why you shouldn’t take any alcohol when camping during the winter.
(31:51 – 36:06) Weather forecasting and navigational precautions to take when deciding to go camping during the winter; courses to take on wilderness navigation and how to improve your ability to navigate in general.
(37:00) Do you know it is illegal to have a drone in national forest airspace?
Episode transcript
Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom Podcast. So you might have noticed that the world has gone a little bit insane. And to get through this in a way that is sustainable and maybe even joyous, we are going to have to find some crazy wisdom. Which is why I named the podcast Crazy Wisdom. And I try to find guests who are both contrarian and right, as well as people who can help us to understand how we can get through this period of both experiences. Acceleration as technology accelerates, and maybe even a little bit of darkness. As well as some of you may have been noticing, really crazy stuff is happening right now. So my goal with this show is to empower you with crazy wisdom and give you the tools to figure out how to do it on yourself, because we don't can't rely on too much these days. So with that being said, if you like what I'm offering with this show, I'm on Twitter Ultra Stuart Allsop. I, I, I. My DMs are open. I'd love to hear from you about how this show has affected you. Thanks. Have a great day.
Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom Podcast. My guest today is Claire Tewald. She is a wilderness guide, freelance artist, illustrator, and Facebook friend of mine. And I posted about crazy questions about how to set up my van life situation, and she responded specifically with food. I have a table that's, I'm actually using the table right now as my standing desk and, and I wanted to figure out how to put a washing kitchen solution that's easy to put up and set up. And she had some really good ideas, so I invited her on the podcast. Welcome, Claire.
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