1. Setting up Camp Outline When Where What
Exum Guides camp, Lower Saddle, Grand Teton

2. When A good spot early is better than a bad spot late
Remember it takes time to setup camp, eat dinner, clean up…
It gets dark pretty fast

3. Where (1) Flat spot in the woods, or sheltered area from wind.
In The white Mtns
below treeline in summer
above treeline only if on top of 2ft of snow(?)
within 200ft of trail
within 1/4 mi of streams or AMC huts

4. Where (2) Make sure you divide the cooking, toilet, and sleeping
Also specify area for snow collection
Make sure the back of the tent faces windward

5. DO and DON’Ts DO NOT Clear vegetation DO NOT Make ditch around tent
DO spread the snow or make sure people can’t tell you’re your tent was

6. What (1) You can do many things at once
First thing, is start melting snow (takes a lot of time >10 minutes)
Also collect snow in a black trash bag for more water
It takes a lot of snow in volume to produce a lot of water
Setup tents, spread sleeping bags

7. What (2) House Rules Do not walk on booties (you can sleep easily)
Do not bring boots inside tent, easy to get snow inside tent
Brush snow out of tent
If snowing through the night, you might have to shake off accumulating snow off the tent

8. Sunset on Camp Shurman, Mount Rainier (two of the tents were blown down)