To prepare for winter hiking

1. Put long gaiters, micro-spikes and snowshoes in the car trunk.

2. Switch winter hiking clothes to the front of the closet.

3. Add my backpacking down comforter and foam pad to sit on snow.

4. Switch to insulated water bottles.

5. Carry extra gloves and mittens in my pack. Also waterproof glove covers.

My firewood gathering days feel over.. 33 years of heating with wood. Now it’s ‘working for the man’ in order to keep my propane (God’s Gas) tank full and electric bills paid Love Fall, though ~

I live in Chicago and I'm a fairly talented seamstress, so I am making myself a fabulous new coat.

I live in Florida. What is this winter of which you speak?
And how can I get some?

Full shoes instead of sandals and flip-flops.

Hoodies over T-shirts

Long pants instead of shorts.

Laugh - because there won't be any snow !

Drag out the warm clothes and snow scrapers and such and wish I lived in a house and could build a fire.

I get depressed.

I have two wood stoves and burn about 7 facecord. The picture is just the tip of the iceberg.

Like you I’ve got loads of logs,.I had two mighty trees cut down earlier in the year because they had become unstable and I had fears they could fall on the house. I also have oil fired central heating and had 900 litres delivered yesterday......£470!

I simply hope that winter is mild because I'm always in denial that it's coming and when it hits.

I burn about 4 1/2 to 5 cords a winter and every year I wonder if this will be the last year I can do it. It's all cut split and stacked for another year.

Looks like you're set for the next ice age. Enjoy that crackling blaze this winter!

Add a shovel to emergency supplies in my car trunk.

Yep make a pile then add 10x more to it.