This is winter car camping 101 for skiers. An unsponsored and non-affiliated list of cold-weather car camping items most useful for a regular weekend warrior to take life on the road this winter.

It's cold. It's snowing. And it's a great time for a camping trip. The moon makes the snow-draped forest glow, and the retreat of the summertime campers means you have plenty of space to yourself.

Drew Zieff is a Tahoe-based freelance writer whose expertise ranges from snow sports in the winter ... If backpacking is a minimalistic pursuit, car camping is a celebration of excess.