Tent or Cabin???

[Thelosthiker]

I'm going to mt. charleston in January and i'm taking snowboarding lessons. Hopefully that will be fun. I want to go camping in a tent by myself while my sister and her boyfriend stay in a cabin. Should I either go in a tent by myself, seeing it as a very good experience and its only for one night, or should I just sleep on the floor in their cabin? I am 18 and I'm the only one in my family who is CRAZY about the outdoors and of course I've been camping many times, I just thought what you guys think I should do...

[le Metis]

I would suggest the tent, using the cabin as a Plan B should the weather turn. Consider taking about half a bale of straw to spread out on the bottom of the tent. It'll make it cushy, and provide an additional layger of insulation... a bale of straw can be picked up at a feed and seed store, and should run around 3 bucks...

[Joe S.]

I suppose there is really only one way to find out, and that would be to see how you like it in a tent in winter. One way or the other, you'll be able to say you did it!

[jloomis]

Definitely a tent. Winter camping is awesome and then you can say you have done it. I normally use a 1.5" self inflatable pad for insulation and have been fine near 0 F temperatures in my -20 F rated mummy bag. For colder temperatures adding a closed cell foam pad under the inflatable pad would be a good idea.

[Sasha]

I would opt for the tent as the plan and at least you have a second place to sleep if you decide you can't/don't want to stand the cold.

[YogiBear]

I think I would go for the tent too and depending on where you set it up you may be able to put a small heater inside to keep you warm.

[Gondor]

Tent always if you ask me. In my opinion you have nothing to lose because the cabin is right there in case of severe weather.