How to Stay Warm in Your Sleeping Bag
It can get pretty cold when sleeping under the stars. These simple tricks will help you snooze the night away.
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Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Long Underwear
- Stocking Caps
- Bivy Sacks
- Sleeping Bags
- Sleeping Pads
- Tents
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Place a quality sleeping mat under your sleeping bag to insulate you from the cold earth.
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Find a flat place to sleep so you won't roll off your sleeping mat during the night.
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Wear lightweight long underwear and socks to bed on cold nights.
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Cinch the top of your sleeping bag around your face.
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Put on a hat if you get cold during the night.
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Zip your feet inside a fleece jacket and shove them to the bottom of your sleeping bag.
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Add an extra layer of long underwear or fleece clothing if you're still cold.
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Shove the bottom of your sleeping bag into an empty backpack if your feet are still freezing.
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Tips & Warnings
Shove some extra clothes into the sleeping bag's stuff sack and zip a fleece jacket around the stuff sack to use as a pillow.
Buy a sleeping bag that is rated 10 degrees colder than the temperature in which you'll be camping. You can always ventilate a warm bag by unzipping it a little.
Down sleeping bags are typically warmer, and lighter, than syntheic fiber sleeping bags.
If you are travelling in extreme conditions, take the necessary precautions. Research the weather, find out about the area and take the right equipment.
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Comments
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Susan Golis
Oct 23, 2008
I was wondering why you would want to feeze in a sleeping bag, but then thought that maybe you were hiking a trail, or hunting. good tips, but sounds way too cold for me! -
Susan Golis
Oct 23, 2008
I was wondering why you would want to feeze in a sleeping bag, but then thought that maybe you were hiking a trail, or hunting. good tips, but sounds way too cold for me!
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Aug 08, 2006
You should put on clean, dry socks before you get into your sleeping bag on cold evenings. The moisture retained in socks that have been worn all day long will evaporate and your feet may never get warm. No socks are better than wet socks.
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Aug 08, 2006
You should put on clean, dry socks before you get into your sleeping bag on cold evenings. The moisture retained in socks that have been worn all day long will evaporate and your feet may never get warm. No socks are better than wet socks.
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Nov 22, 2005
If you don't have a suitable mat on which to lay your sleeping bag, you can use layers of newspaper. This will help trap air, which is the best source of insulation. You can also place layers on top of the bag, like a blanket.
