Minimize the cleanup and you will be thankful. Shelter You can stay warm in a tent, but the smaller the tent in proportion to the number of scouts sleeping in it, the warmer you will stay. All of the heat in a tent comes from your body heat. The more bodies, the more heat, the larger the space to heat, the colder the tent will be. Stand behind wind brakes as much as possible.
Red man builds little fire, stays warm.
Fire can only heat one side of you. Do not depend on the fire to get you warm. Fire is for cooking, drying clothes you aren t wearing and to provide good cheer. You are supposed to be well insulated. If you can feel the fire that means that the heat can get in.