It is the most comfortable since its occupants can stand and have a lot of floor space. The other tents that are sheltering from the wind in a snow block wall are four-season winter mountaineering tents with more limited floor space and ceiling height. Subzero synthetic-fill sleeping bags are used with two layers of sleepmats underneath. Water bottles are kept inside the sleeping bag at night so that there will be unfrozen water to quench thirst. Field teams check out their field camping gear and get their food supplies from McMurdo Station's Berg Field Center .
Considerable time is spent in advance planning and staging field camping equipment and food.
There are a lot of details and many questions arise. BFC staff proved to be consistently patient with an inexperienced field team. Load up a Spryte tracked vehicle with diving gear, ECW clothing bags, and survival camping gear . Diving in the vicinity of McMurdo Station involves driving to the dive site. Drive the Spryte along the frozen ocean to a dive site along the shoreline of Ross Island or its offshore islands.