Your car is your Baselodge

[AaronFM]

This year, I've seen the rather simple solution of an umbrella sheltering the space between the body of the car (or truck) and the open passenger-side door. Just park the umbrella on top of the body and the top of the door. It was snowing with enthusiasm, but things were fairly dry in resulting sheltered space.

Sorry, I should have taken a picture.

A number of people have shown up with canopies and propane heaters. This works if you have a van or a pickup to carry all the stuff. Not so much for a sedan. Setting up the canopy seems like a hassle, too, but it all works well for a leisurely luncheon experience.

I think I’d need an oversized golf umbrella to fit between the barn doors of the Clubman. I was going back and forth in my head how much to invest and engineer something that will be tossed into a corner at the end of the year and likely never used again. I miss the base lodge and being able to talk with folks about their day, get a hot drink, and take my boots off in 65° F luxury.

 

[dbostedo]

I think I’d need an oversized golf umbrella to fit between the barn doors of the Clubman. I was going back and forth in my head how much to invest and engineer something that will be tossed into a corner at the end of the year and likely never used again. I miss the base lodge and being able to talk with folks about their day, get a hot drink, and take my boots off in 65° F luxury.

Hmm... I'd think a big blue tarp and some magnets would be pretty easy to setup/takedown, and just throw in the back. Or maybe even just a magnetic shower curtain....

Robot or human?

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Put the magnetic end along the roof and let it drape over... provided it's not too windy.

 

[Davec1]

There were heavy restrictions on the number of patrons at food vendors on the mountain, with many of them choosing not to open over the past ski season (we're in Australia). Additionally, ski school only ran a half program finishing at midday to avoid having all of the kids congregate in lunch rooms, consequently we had to get creative with feeding kids in the parking lot.

We found these 12v meal heaters to be excellent this past winter. $20 on Amazon.

I ran them off a secondary 12v battery. They were switched on as we put our boots on and left the car in the morning, by lunchtime they were piping hot. I found some great pyrex containers with sealable lids with breather vents that fitted in the heater bags perfectly.

Kids had warm lasagne, pasta, toasted sandwiches, risotto, cottage pie, soup, casserole and curries. Plenty of good food to recharge and keep them going for the day. Beeter than the nuggets and chips they are usually fed at ski school or the $100 ++ per day to feed everyone lunch on the mountian.

We even hunted down and old school folding picnic table and chairs:

 

[AaronFM]

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Hmm... I'd think a big blue tarp and some magnets would be pretty easy to setup/takedown, and just throw in the back. Or maybe even just a magnetic shower curtain....

Robot or human?

www.walmart.com

Put the magnetic end along the roof and let it drape over... provided it's not too windy.

I like that magnetic shower curtain idea.

 

[johnnyvw]

There were heavy restrictions on the number of patrons at food vendors on the mountain, with many of them choosing not to open over the past ski season (we're in Australia). Additionally, ski school only ran a half program finishing at midday to avoid having all of the kids congregate in lunch rooms, consequently we had to get creative with feeding kids in the parking lot.

We found these 12v meal heaters to be excellent this past winter. $20 on Amazon.

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I ran them off a secondary 12v battery. They were switched on as we put our boots on and left the car in the morning, by lunchtime they were piping hot. I found some great pyrex containers with sealable lids with breather vents that fitted in the heater bags perfectly.

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Kids had warm lasagne, pasta, toasted sandwiches, risotto, cottage pie, soup, casserole and curries. Plenty of good food to recharge and keep them going for the day. Beeter than the nuggets and chips they are usually fed at ski school or the $100 ++ per day to feed everyone lunch on the mountian.

We even hunted down and old school folding picnic table and chairs:
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Resorts may have a hard time getting quite a few people back into their cafeterias if they can make things work like this....

 

[DoryBreaux]

No locker room, no problem.

 

[TheArchitect]

No locker room, no problem. View attachment 122764

I used one of those this weekend and was surprised how much heat it put off.

 

[Jersey Skier]

If all goes as planned, first powder day for me this week. Any suggestion for getting zipfits on in a foot or more of snow?

 

[AtleB]

If all goes as planned, first powder day for me this week. Any suggestion for getting zipfits on in a foot or more of snow?

Why do you take them off in a foot of snow?

 

[Jersey Skier]

Why do you take them off in a foot of snow?

Touche.

 

[DoryBreaux]

I used one of those this weekend and was surprised how much heat it put off.

Can keep mine on high for about 5 minutes and then it gets too hot in the van (it is insulated).

 

[James]

New technique. Put liner and boot on left foot, put liner on right foot with overshoe over liner. Drive with shell on floor and heat on. Goes on pretty easily even for a plug. Reversing requires warming up car and waiting to heat shell. Not bad.
Over boots are Neo that I got from Campmoor I think. Already had them.

 

[Brad J]

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New technique. Put liner and boot on left foot, put liner on right foot with overshoe over liner. Drive with shell on floor and heat on. Goes on pretty easily even for a plug. Reversing requires warming up car and waiting to heat shell. Not bad.
Over boots are Neo that I got from Campmoor I think. Already had them.

Any recommendations for a manual shift driver???

 

[dbostedo]

Any recommendations for a manual shift driver???

Maybe a new car?

 

[DanoT]

Any recommendations for a manual shift driver???

My truck driver buddy would say: "rev matching".

 

[Brad J]

Maybe a new car?

My Mustang won't leave me in this life !!!

 

[crgildart]

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New technique. Put liner and boot on left foot, put liner on right foot with overshoe over liner. Drive with shell on floor and heat on. Goes on pretty easily even for a plug. Reversing requires warming up car and waiting to heat shell. Not bad.
Over boots are Neo that I got from Campmoor I think. Already had them.

Not new... I've done it many times but not for a looong drive.. just shorter ones..

One Boot Shuffle? Who Else Does It?

 

[Andy Mink]

Any recommendations for a manual shift driver???

Stomp that clutch!

 

[James]

Any recommendations for a manual shift driver???

Use the overshoe on both feet. This is only if you put liners on first.

 

[Steve]

That's what I do. Drive in my zipfits with overshoes on. Keep shells warm (heated boot bag in my case.)

Slide zipfits into liners.