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Quote: Originally posted by fran1000 on 11/6/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by ktdaisy on 11/6/2009

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IMHO have found that swapping the hotty for a seal pup is more appropriate. Happy days!

Katie 

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I find the seals make my sleeping bag smell of fish.....

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In all honesty have found that M&S fluffy bed sox (pink ones) absorb the smell of fish and wash really well on -10 degrees with a tablespoon of salt in an ice hole.

Katie 

  All of the above, but I found that the thing that has helped me sleep better is my pillows.  I did try cheapy foam ones and sqidgy travel ones but nothing helped.

  So I resorted to taking my own feather pillows (probably excessive I know) and because they are what I normally sleep on, I sleep great now.

  Have since replaced the ones at home and keeping the originals for camping

  Best wishes Sam

Totally agree Sam. Always take my duck down pillows from home  If you squish them down and put them in one of those air tight sucky outy-inny  type bags they pack down to nothing (or use then to fill holes in the car) they are really worth their weight in gold. Would not be without them. I could leave virtually everything behind except my tent and the bedding and get by.

Katie  

i sometimes use an eye mask at home, never thought to take it camping duh

thanks for the advice

a few glasses of wine normally do the trick when going to sleep.......

Quote: Originally posted by ktdaisy on 11/6/2009

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In all honesty have found that M&S fluffy bed sox (pink ones) absorb the smell of fish and wash really well on -10 degrees with a tablespoon of salt in an ice hole.

Katie 

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Do you not need to use Febreze on the bed sox after? I'd be frightened of seagulls mistaking my sox for salmon, and chasing me.

Quote: Originally posted by scarymamma on 11/6/2009

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Tried the eye mask thingy - it either gets all tangled in my hair or it pings off in the middle of the night.  I've just accpeted that I'm going to be awake by 6am and so am in bed by 10.30pm!!!

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Gaffer tape?

I always wake early on holiday but usually have a great night sleep falling asleep tp the sound of the bunnies running around the tent.

I put it down to you just been on hols and want to pack as much as you can in the few days away from the normal routine.

PS off to little meadow Devon tomorrow cant wait

Quote: Originally posted by bertie34 on 11/6/2009

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7 am would be heaven...I usually wake up at dawn so 4 ish! Obviously this is far too early to start frying the bacon....

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I would be imagining the black bunny off watership down stalking the tent if I could hear that!

Linny