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Related: About this forumInside a working fire lookout tower in the Bitterroot Range of the Idaho/Montana state boundary

(Almost everything you need, in a 15'x15' room that is 30' above the top of a 7700' mountain peak)
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Skittles
(173,115 posts)beautiful
KS Toronado
(23,924 posts)AllaN01Bear
(29,848 posts)Kali
(56,923 posts)a Pendleton Blanket
https://www.pendleton-usa.com/home-blankets/blankets-bedding/wool-blankets/
2naSalit
(103,937 posts)Wool Pendleton, they are really nice in cold temps. That reminds me, I need to get one, always wanted one, have to get my friend to go get one for me, I know the pattern I want.
Borogove
(636 posts)applegrove
(133,263 posts)barbtries
(31,366 posts)That blankie is spectacular.
cilla4progress
(26,526 posts)waterwatcher123
(555 posts)How cold does it get at 7730' feet above sea level (do not see a heater of any type)?
Bo Zarts
(26,454 posts)The lookout is only staffed during the summer months, but it can still get cold. I have seen it down to around 32°F before. What is really cold is a stretch of a few days of rain and fog, with a near-constant temperature in the low 40s. Than is bone-chilling cold.
waterwatcher123
(555 posts)Those wonderful windows probably lose a great deal of heat at night too. Is the structure insulated in any way (just curious)? Do you have to move around up there just to keep the blood flowing and to stay alert?
You have an interesting job. I worked with lots of USFS employees as someone who did work for the state of MN on water quality. But we were pretty well frozen while wading through cold water, or trying to retrace our routes to recover forgotten car keys.
erronis
(24,614 posts)Never know when some prevert isn't going to zoom around with his drone....
AllyCat
(19,016 posts)how do you manage toilet facilities?
Bo Zarts
(26,454 posts)
Beware of bears, mountain lions, and wolves. No country for old men!
AllyCat
(19,016 posts)Middle of the night seems a chamber pot would be my go-to.
2naSalit
(103,937 posts)Really brings color to the pace!