{"id":7178,"date":"2016-02-23T13:29:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T21:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=7178"},"modified":"2018-11-11T21:40:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T05:40:23","slug":"weekend-project-winter-camping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/weekend-project-winter-camping","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Project &#8211; Winter Camping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend we challenged our Instagram community to show us what winter camping looks like in their neck of the woods. We wanted to see and hear why they willingly choose to venture out in the cold.<\/p>\n<p>We think Ted Sindsinski said it perfectly: \u201c\u2026why do I \/ we love doing this? It&#8217;s obviously cold, remote, and there&#8217;s no lodge to hang out and grab a warm drink in at night&#8230; And yet by removing almost everything, you get a chance to just just experience the world. That&#8217;s what does it for me&#8230; That one bar of chocolate I brought, the warmth of crawling into my sleeping bag, the sunset to just watch, all in some place free from the usual worldly concerns and just waiting to be explored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/1-curalate-image-1456185269165.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Ted Sindzinski (Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCEtQjLFr5E\" target=\"_blank\">@travelerted<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We had a record number of people participate and share their winter camping experiences. We\u2019ve picked a handful of our favorites to showcase here.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/2-curalate-image-1456185280689.jpg?resize=600%2C398\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by David Canales\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCEoCnZG7Y3\" target=\"_blank\">@dcanak1<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/3-curalate-image-1456185532499.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Jeff Slivinski\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCDfKzbsjvM\/\" target=\"_blank\">@freshcolleague<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/4-curalate-image-1456185705814.jpg?resize=600%2C487\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Joost Daniels\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCDtTddrWc1\/\" target=\"_blank\">@joostdaniels_photo<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/5-curalate-image-1456184792578.jpg?resize=600%2C398\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Sammy Davis\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCEq19MJqzI\/\" target=\"_blank\">@sam__davis<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/6-curalate-image-1456184808400.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Kryn Kaoa\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCGX5dUMYJh\/\" target=\"_blank\">@krynkaoa<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/7-curalate-image-1456185228221.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Kirstin\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCGDzW4hTdY\" target=\"_blank\">@kirstinwhitingg<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/8-curalate-image-1456184801565.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Morten Tobias Rostille\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCGFrUdGTU2\/\" target=\"_blank\">@mortenrostille<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/9-curalate-image-1456185254427.jpg?resize=600%2C750\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Troniemar Ancheta\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCFFLLVtdX9\/\" target=\"_blank\">@gi_tron<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/10-curalate-image-1456244077998.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Sandy\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCArPIfQeDx\/\" target=\"_blank\">@sandy_nav5<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/11-curalate-image-1456244141425.jpg?resize=600%2C579\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"579\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Nina\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCDp_o5JYY3\/\" target=\"_blank\">@_ninaruns<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/12-curalate-image-1456244189032.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Paulina Dao\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCFB6hmm6c3\/\" target=\"_blank\">@paulinadao<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_body wp-image-7216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/13-curalate-image-1456244458802.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" alt=\"Winter Camping UGC\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Photo by Chris Sheremata\u00a0(Instagram\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BB_4pNwt4gv\/\" target=\"_blank\">@bowvalleywayfarer<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay tuned for the next weekend project on <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/rei\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend we challenged our Instagram community to show us what winter camping looks like in their neck of the woods. We wanted to see and hear why they willingly choose to venture out in the cold. We think Ted Sindsinski said it perfectly: \u201c\u2026why do I \/ we love doing this? 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