I am camping over the Christmas weekend, with 2 heaters (one gas, one electric) and an electric under-blanket for my air bed.
I shall wear plenty of layers during the day, and shall have a spare set of clothes in case one set gets wet.
At night I shall wear pyjamas and socks and a hat to bed.
I shall take a flask with me to store some hot milky drink for consumption late in the evening. Or I could just switch off the fan heater for a couple of minutes when the kettle is being boiled.
I would also take some nuts etc. to eat before going to bed.
When I camped over the New Year weekend in 2009, I dreaded going to the loo in the middle of the night, and have purchased a portable loo for the job.
I am looking forward to my trip, hope yours goes well, good luck!
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Quote: Originally posted by yogga on 17/12/2011How can i survive the nights?
The trick - if you can call it a 'trick' - is to use a suitable sleeping bag and to ensure you have plenty of insulation under you as well as around you.
Around me I use a down-filled winter-rated sleeping bag. Below me, I have a 50mm SIM which has a closed-cell foam rollmat under it with an additional insulating layer of corrugated card under the mat. With that set-up I can sleep comfortably (wearing just a T-shirt and socks) at temperatures down to a couple of degrees below zero.
Down provides the best insulation weight-for weight; in other words, for a given warmth a synthetic fill will be bulkier and heavier. Down lofts better than synthetic too. The drawbacks are that down is more expensive and must be kept dry.
The coldest overnight temperature I've experienced in an unheated tent was minus nine (centigrade) last January. That was in two synthetic-filled sleeping bags (one inside the other) and I had to wear a T-shirt, a fleece, longjohns and socks to keep warm enough to sleep undisturbed.
In my experience, it is not the nights that are the problem - it is the evenings, the time you spend in sub-zero conditions before you get into your sleeping bag.
Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 18/12/2011
Ahh we almost went to stonehenge for NY as well! (berwick st james site)
After a few issues we realised it wouldnt work v well so up in the cotswolds now instead
Only thing i am worried about is if the water taps and loos freeze up!
You might have found the Stonehenge Touring Park at Orcheston the better option...20 hook ups and a newly refurbished facilities block but I don't think they allow fires.
Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 18/12/2011
Ahh we almost went to stonehenge for NY as well! (berwick st james site)
After a few issues we realised it wouldnt work v well so up in the cotswolds now instead
Only thing i am worried about is if the water taps and loos freeze up!
You might have found the Stonehenge Touring Park at Orcheston the better option...20 hook ups and a newly refurbished facilities block but I don't think they allow fires.
Quote: Originally posted by Sceptical Camper on 18/12/2011
Quote: Originally posted by yogga on 17/12/2011How can i survive the nights?
The trick - if you can call it a 'trick' - is to use a suitable sleeping bag and to ensure you have plenty of insulation under you as well as around you.
Around me I use a down-filled winter-rated sleeping bag. Below me, I have a 50mm SIM which has a closed-cell foam rollmat under it with an additional insulating layer of corrugated card under the mat. With that set-up I can sleep comfortably (wearing just a T-shirt and socks) at temperatures down to a couple of degrees below zero.
Down provides the best insulation weight-for weight; in other words, for a given warmth a synthetic fill will be bulkier and heavier. Down lofts better than synthetic too. The drawbacks are that down is more expensive and must be kept dry.
The coldest overnight temperature I've experienced in an unheated tent was minus nine (centigrade) last January. That was in two synthetic-filled sleeping bags (one inside the other) and I had to wear a T-shirt, a fleece, longjohns and socks to keep warm enough to sleep undisturbed.
In my experience, it is not the nights that are the problem - it is the evenings, the time you spend in sub-zero conditions before you get into your sleeping bag.
Yes but you're not camping NY
You are stuck in the house watching Jools Holland with wanty relatives
Agree with every other tip. Thermal 2-pieces are also the way, long johns and thermal long-sleeve top TUCKED into your long johns to avoid irritating chill!!!! Oh yes and porta-loo a MUST!!!
I would definitely go for a SIM as opposed to an airbed - the difference in warmth is amazing. As Scep says, plenty under and a really good sleeping bag - or a thick duvet from home if space isn't an issue. Hat is an essential. Spare fleece blankets always useful especially in the evenings. get ready for bed early so you are warm when you get into bed and have a hot drink before bed. Hot water bottles too!
Haver a great time!
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Topic: New Year at Stonehenge Touring Park
