The Wonders Of Wool

[stairguy]

Last night was an experiment using what I own to do what I want. Temp. at 10:00 pm when I started hanging, -10 deg. When I woke up at 5:00, 4 deg.
My sleep system was as follows:
1. WBBB dbl. 1.7 w/no tarp system
2. Pendleton wool blanket doubled over and placed between layers
3. TNF 40 deg. Allegheny sleepingbag used as UQ
4. Backpacker poncho used as under cover
5. -35 deg sleepingbag ( bought 4 of these used from the BSA Snow Base
program in Minnesota for $15.00 apiece)
Clothing worn:
1. 2/pr socks (first pr. smartwool, 2nd pr Swedish army surplus (SAS) wool)
2. Omni-Wool base layers top/bottom (SAMS club smartwool knockoff)
3. REI down booties
4. SAS 20 oz. wool pants
5. mid weight wool sweater
6. Empire Canvas Works blanket shirthttp://empirecanvasworks.com/
7. SAS wool balaclava
8. Fleece balaclava
9. Lightweight REI fleece glove liners

Pulled the bag up over my head and vented with a saran wrap cardboard tube ( a suggestion received from a BWCA park ranger). I had excellent breathability and very little frost build up. Altogether a great overnight hang.
Gotta love the wonders of wool and those Swede's also.

Happy Hanging Ya'l

[HamMike]

Last night was an experiment using what I own to do what I want. Temp. at 10:00 pm when I started hanging, -10 deg. When I woke up at 5:00, 4 deg.
My sleep system was as follows:
1. WBBB dbl. 1.7 w/no tarp system
2. Pendleton wool blanket doubled over and placed between layers
3. TNF 40 deg. Allegheny sleepingbag used as UQ
4. Backpacker poncho used as under cover
5. -35 deg sleepingbag ( bought 4 of these used from the BSA Snow Base
program in Minnesota for $15.00 apiece)
Clothing worn:
1. 2/pr socks (first pr. smartwool, 2nd pr Swedish army surplus (SAS) wool)
2. Omni-Wool base layers top/bottom (SAMS club smartwool knockoff)
3. REI down booties
4. SAS 20 oz. wool pants
5. mid weight wool sweater
6. Empire Canvas Works blanket shirthttp://empirecanvasworks.com/
7. SAS wool balaclava
8. Fleece balaclava
9. Lightweight REI fleece glove liners

Pulled the bag up over my head and vented with a saran wrap cardboard tube ( a suggestion received from a BWCA park ranger). I had excellent breathability and very little frost build up. Altogether a great overnight hang.
Gotta love the wonders of wool and those Swede's also.

Happy Hanging Ya'l

wow what a checklist of stuff just to sleep. That is savage weather, pun intended. Sounds like you had a toasty hang, dig the saran wrapped tube idea.

[WarmSoda]

2. Pendleton wool blanket doubled over and placed between layers

very smart. I found mine to be an excellent replacement for a pad.

3. TNF 40 deg. Allegheny sleepingbag used as UQ
...
5. -35 deg sleepingbag

So you had top to bottom:
canvas blanket, sleeping bag, YOU + clothes, sleeping bag, wool blanket, 40 degree TNF bag, poncho. I'd say that should have been toasty, but brave without a tarp. Wind chill scares me

[stairguy]

very smart. I found mine to be an excellent replacement for a pad.
Used mine as a pad also

So you had top to bottom:
canvas blanket, sleeping bag, YOU + clothes, sleeping bag, wool blanket, 40 degree TNF bag, poncho. I'd say that should have been toasty, but brave without a tarp. Wind chill scares me

top to bottom was (sleeping bag, me + clothes, sleeping bag, wool blanket between dbl.layers of WBBB, 40 deg UQ,poncho UQ) 10 mph wind translated to feel like -22 deg. Thus the use of the tube.

[WarmSoda]

Well, I'm impressed I still haven't figured out how I'm going less than 50 degrees yet. I just sit here mostly and wait for spring, hanging on my DIY hammock stand indoors.

[HitchHiking]

How do you like the wool blanket shirt from empire canvas works? Ive been eyeing them for a while now

[MedicineMan]

saran wrapped tube? pics please! very curious to this contraption.
I've dealt with Empire Canvas--straight up folks making grade AAA garments.
also curious about their blanket shirt

[Just Jeff]

Yeah - I like the tube idea.

[LosUno]

Yeah - I like the tube idea.

yea what he said...enlighten us on the tube thing...

[KerMegan]

planning on using a pulk sled for your next trip? sounds like that system would make quite a load..