How do you keep your face warm?

**Pastorus** · 01-08-2011, 23:11

Originally Posted by Beast 71

I wear a rabbit fur hat with the ear-flaps tied down and a long wool scarf.

Me too. I like to pull the fur flap down over my eyes and nose. I dream about breathing ice cold air conditioning.

**opie984** · 01-08-2011, 23:44

I just take my jacket and pull it up over my head. That way it's also warm in the morning when it's time to finally get out of the hammock.

**JayS** · 01-09-2011, 00:19

It's my nose that freezes. I've found a buff (mine is merino wool) around my neck can be pulled up over my nose and usually does the job. A neck warmer works the same way. Recently I used my down coat as a pillow and it wrapped around the side of my head so I covered my nose with it and stayed warm.

Doctari's idea sounds interesting. Might make a 'surgical mask' out of a light fleece for that purpose...

**yakrs4** · 01-09-2011, 01:36

I don't like my ears, nose and face cold either. And I don't like fabric stretched onto my face or stocking caps. So I like to use a poncho liner draped over my hammock to get a 10-15 degree warmer cocoon. It fits really well and leaves no substantial openings. I prefer to wiggle into sleeping bags for colder temps because I can cinch the hood down and control the size of the hole, and sink my nose and cheeks below the opening and breathe warmed air. For really cold temps, I line my bag with a PL and use one thickness of the PL to cover the "blowhole". That gives lots of versatility for covering or ventilating head, neck, face, etc.

**miisterwright** · 01-09-2011, 01:44

I don't usually have too much trouble with my face freezing, unless it's way cold out. I can usually get the hood of the sleeping bag over my head with just a hole for me to breath out of. It it get too cold for that, I just throw something light, like a shirt or something over my face. Anything heavier and I feel suffocated.

**Running Feather** · 01-09-2011, 03:02

Local MC shop will have partial face mask ie Hannibal Lector look. See Shug vids.

**gRaFFiX** · 01-09-2011, 03:20

Unzip my mummy bag and use it as a top quilt. Then I flip the hood over my head and it keeps me warm, however, I haven't been down to freezing temps yet. I've taken my thin balaclava before but haven't had to use it.