Hi Inpolar <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Welcome to the group and I am honored that your first post would be on my thread. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
It sounds very much colder where you are. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
Yes Americans also camp in snow shelters and mountain tents. Its not warm sunny Los Angeles everywhere in America. I live 30 km from a major ski area and 3,000m peaks.
Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />