First off, I just want to say "thanks" to all of you already posting about a cold night and heading out into the back yard. You see, for some time--even before hammocks--I felt alone in the wilderness, that wilderness being the back yard. Couldn't understand why there only seemed to be little kids camping out in the back yards (besides me). So...each of you, knowing or unknowing, supports me when you head out to the back yard. Your spouses might enjoy a cuppa with my wife on this subject...
Secondly, I too suffer, and have always, from cold feet, and sometimes from hot feet. Namely, its very easy for my feet to get cold, they've done it a million times in the middle of the night outdoors, and they're hard to warm up. On the other hand, once my feet get just a little too hot, I can't sleep. I can sleep with slightly cold feet, but not hot feet. What's already been written is what I so--air vents hot nights, otherwise wool socks, and a hot water bottle.
Thirdly, I really believe the first step to night warmth is lots of under insulation. Its normal to have plenty of insulation under us, and regulate warmth by changing what's on top of us. I'll take some extra weight in the UQ for warmth, and I'm always fooling with my SnugFit working out that little odd air pocket.
Lastly, being a native son of the golden west, born and bred within sight of the Pacific O., I and my fellow denizens are not as "temperature" liberal as our northern, midwestern and eastern friends. It is already down to 34F tonight, and will freeze. This is the lead news story locally, because we don't do cold. People have been warned to check on neighbors. Likewise, in the summer, we got nuts at 90F. Again lead news item, warning, etc. This means that me snow camping is twice the adventure it is for our friend Shug or anyone east of me. It means my Alaskan sister is amazing to me. And it means when I can sleep outside on a night like this, I rock!!! Thank you Speer, JRB, WBG, and 3 fingers of Jamie. We work well together as a team.
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