Originally Posted By wandering_daisy
I question if the 7-year old is really old enough for serious winter camping. I agree with OM- camp out in the backyard. Graduate to car camping in the winter.
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For the record, I certainly did this when I was about 7 or 8. At that time it was usually just a night out at a time, and not depth of winter at first (October/November in Alberta) but that's how you can start out just fine.

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