Using video camera in cold temperatures

[castnblastkev]

Earlier in archery season (when it was warm) my friends videod some hunts and edited the footage into a pretty cool movie. We would like to do the same now for rifle and flintlock/archery season. But now the temperature never tops 32 degrees and we have several inches of snow with much more on the way. We just have a basic digital camcorder, nothing special. I know that electronics and cold temperatures do not mix very well but is there any way that we could maybe insulate the camera or battery so that capturing footage would be possible? I love the way the woods look now with all the snow and shooting hunts in the snow especially with archery and flintlock equipment i think would be cool. Any solutions or suggestions would be greatly apprectiated. Thanks

[hunt12ga]

The cold weather always sucks the life out of our batteries. We always keep our batteries in our pockets with handwarmers until ready to use them. This year we also used the adhesive foot warmers to actually stick to the batteries. Seemed to work pretty well.

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[castnblastkev]

wow thats actually a really good idea i never would have thought of that. thanks

[hunt12ga]

Also keep in mind that going from inside to outside temps is going to cause steaming up of things. I put mine in a plastic bag so that the temp changes a bit slower. Make sure it's had plenty of time to acclimate to the temp.

Good luck!
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