Sleeping topless

**dakotaross** · 10-30-2015, 13:37

I love topless. I try to get my wife to do it, but she says she always feels like folks are staring at her...

...I guess we do have lots of possums and owls.

**The Wanderer** · 10-30-2015, 14:32

I always put my tarp up, in the event that it does happen to rain, but I fold the tarp over to give better air flow.

**bradym77** · 10-31-2015, 12:44

Porch mode most of the time. I was going to go "topless" tonight but 90 some percent chance of rain so that's out. At least I get to listen to the rain against my tarp.

**dudeman_atl** · 10-31-2015, 18:05

Went tarpless last weekend & loved the huge moon.

Those dang squirrels kept tossing nuts down from the trees though which made it interesting overnight.

**CollieMan** · 11-09-2015, 01:58

I prefer sleeping topless. As long as I'm not in a spider or some other creepy crawly dense area and its not raining of course. The best thing about it is it removes over a pound from my pack when i'm backpacking

I think most people would like it if they tried it. You are right about it being a mental thing.

**OneClick** · 02-01-2016, 14:44

I've been doing this more and more lately. It's just so much nicer than looking at a piece of fabric over your head.

I went to Deam Wilderness in southern IN this past weekend. 63° and sunny...January...crazy!! Anyway, without a chance of rain I figured I would save myself the hassle and just enjoy the view.

View at night

Breakfast and sunrise

View lying down

**Seahag** · 02-01-2016, 15:14

Very cool pics Mark. I go tarpless at times. Got woke by bats tickling my nose as they ate the mosquitos. Who needs a bug net either!?

**bodhran4me** · 02-01-2016, 15:19

I am one of those who loves going topless but always have the tarp ridgeline set up and stakes in the ground.... just in case.

**bkrgi** · 02-01-2016, 15:22

Very nice Mark...nothing like it, living free to the views.
Any frosting/dew issues from being a clear night...or the trees providing enough radiation loss protection to keep the super cooling effect at bay?..or super dry humidity?

**canoebie** · 02-01-2016, 15:22

I go sans tarp every time I think I can get away with it. I feel most secure when my field of vision is maximized. Especially if I think I might encounter critters. I also just love the openness. Although one of my best experiences hanging is when there is rain, maybe even lots of it, and I am hanging thinking there is no place I would rather be than right where I am. Doesn't get any better.