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lets share tips for more enjoyable outdoor experience.
here is my advice for staying warm at night
>thick layers under you, more bedding the better
>warm sleeping bag or two less warm sleeping bags inside each other
>use a liner bag to save ware and cleaning and also keep you more warm
>a cotton liner will give aproximately 3-4 degrees warmer, the same for silk liner but a fleece liner will give you 5-8 degrees dependent on thickness but adds more weight
>go to bed warm, full (food) and dry, change sweatunderwear
>sleep in wool underlayer and wool socks
>sleep with a wool balaclava or wool beanie and or a scarf/buff/neckerchief because 80% of heatloss in a lseeping bag is the neck/face/head
>sinch the face opening of the sleeping bag
>fill waterbottles with hot water and put them in your bag with a wool sock over them
>only dry socks in a sleepingingbag too much damp cloths and your bodyheat will not dry them
>place damp clothes under your sleeping bag between your matt, this will give extra insulation from the ground and dry them out a bit until morning
>if your feet a very cold empty your backpack or fill it with dry spare clothes and stick the bottom of your sleeping bag into you backpack
>if you need to pee, GET UP AND PEE, your body uses a lot of energy(physically and mentally) keeping the piss inside you warm, you dont need that energy use and it could be better used keeping you warm longer
>do push-ups, crunches while inside your sleeping bag but not so much that you start to sweat, this will kickstart your heat
>use earplugs if your are in a tent with a lot of people or the forest is making spoopy noises
hope this helps someone out there
feel free to share your tips and tricks in this thread! we can all use a little learning!
