I too appreciate the article, but I don't really think it needs to be sticky. There's only 30 threads in this forum, so I don't feel this bit of wisdom is in danger of getting lost in the crowd.
--Peter
I too appreciate the article, but I don't really think it needs to be sticky. There's only 30 threads in this forum, so I don't feel this bit of wisdom is in danger of getting lost in the crowd.
--Peter
Great food for thought now winters here. Thanks for posting it for us.
Thanks, great post!
Many thanks Pan. I shared this with my scouts and leaders tonight.
Stoikurt
"Work to Live...Don't Live to Work!"
Great post! Lots of good advice.
I have a 20 degree UQ and the lowest I have gone with it was 31. I was toasty warm wearing just base layers. The following night was warmer! but I went to bed chilled and ended up pulling my wool shirt and my down vest into my 20 degree sleeping bag and cinching the bag up around my face to try to keep warm. A warm wind came up during the night and saved my chilly butt. Lesson learned on why it is sooooo important to go to bed warm. You may feel the fool for doing jumping jacks, but it works.
If you don't experiment, you don't learn!
Great article. We stayed out last night and it got down to 28 degrees here. My 20 degree UQ kept me warm. Layering clothing is the way to go.
Straight out of Clayton.
Most physical hike: Grandfather Mountain, NC. Aug 13.
I don't need to make my pack lighter. I need to make my (_*_) lighter.
Good advice can't wait for my UQ to come in so i can do some testing. What are stickys?
Last edited by hanginyaker; 11-30-2014 at 13:20.
Thanks for the great advice. I recently took a two night/three day hike, in 28 degree night temp.not too bad for me, but I did forget my CCF pad. I made out quite well both nights, but had slight probs with condensation around the edge of top cover. I'm still learning, but off to a good start.
Joe Nungesser
Forget the box, just think outside!
Excellent thread.
I do want to add to the change of clothing prior to retiring. Make sure there is no cotton! Great stuff for summer, deadly in the winter. I always laugh when I see someone shivering in jeans, long johns, a hoody and a hat (all cotton), while I wear running shorts, a pile hat, good socks, polypro shirt and a fleece coat or vest.
I spent a while on the AT in 95, I always carried my night clothes in a ziploc bag (a pair of running shorts and a polypro shirt). They were only used for sleeping. Immediately upon waking no matter how miserable, wet or frozen yesterdays gear was. It was exchanged and the dry clothes back to the bag.
Great article, +1
I have slept in a hammock on every continent from -20 to +128, under direct and indirect fire, from frost to fungus except Antarticia.... But give me time... Thank you Uncle Sugar!
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