If you are in the Kingscote area ? 
Why not try Silent Lake P.P. instead . Great spot . However I would stay off the lake ice . 

No I have access to one. Just would like to try it.

captainchaos2000 wrote:

I'm not familiar with Kingscote so I can't comment.  I recently bought a Hot tent at the beginning of last year, and my first trip out with it I went to a campground.  Pinery Provincial Park to be precise at it was closest to where I live.  It was great as I had electricity and washrooms handy and I could give the tent/stove combo a good shakedown before hitting the backcountry.
Best wishes on your first adventure, while I'm an avid canoeist I can honestly say I'm addicted to winter camping now too. 

Like the captain, I generally make my first trip with major new gear purchases or a major change to my camping style to a car camping spot for a good shakedown run, comfortable in the knowledge that I can bail if something goes wrong in the night. By camping at Mew lake you have the option of warming up in the warming tent by the comfort station or even spending the rest of the night in it (you wouldn't be the first), or if it really hits the fan heading to Huntsville and tearing down in the morning. An added bonus is that the campground hosts this year (Marian and Dwayne) are very friendly, experienced winter campers and hot tenters themselves, and have used several different tents and stoves over more than a decade
Winter camping, while fun, adventurous, and peaceful, is unforgiving, and what could be a minor annoyance in the summer can be downright dangerous in the winter, and the bush is not the place to find that out...