Quote Originally Posted by caseysmom
I figure the dogs are built for that my question is what the heck do you do? You have some good thermals or what?

What is baited water? I am figuring it has fish something in it???
Baited water is just water with something tasty in it. It ensures the dogs drink before the water freezes! Sometimes it's fish or meat, drippings from a roast or chicken. Today it's Ol' Roy Meaty Gravy food! I'd never feed it to them as a regular diet, but a few cups of it in five gallons of water isn't going to hurt them and they love it. We call it Ol' Roy Puppy Crack--no one ever refuses that junk!

I have awesome winter gear and lots of it. My favorite pants for the cold are US Army Flight pants, bought from a surplus dealer. They are lovely army green, heavy and none too flattering, but I have never been cold in them! Helly Hanson makes base layers that can't be beat. Couple of those top and bottom, army pants, sweater and a down filled jacket and I'm toasty.

I have a pair of mitts that were handmade for me by a First Nations lady. Super warm and beautiful beadwork on them. They look ridiculous with my ugly pants, but I have warm hands. I wear a fleece face mask and top it either with my husky fur hat(spun from my dogs' fur) or a fleece lined nylon hat with ear flaps.

The trick is to get enough layers that you are warm, but not so many that you start to sweat. Sweat is deadly in these temps!