Quote: Originally posted by nicdak on 27/2/2013
Also my springer likes to sleep inside the sleeping bag with me - I'm never cold as she is a very good hot water bottle equivalent!!
This is why I have to have a double sleeping bag - my dog sleeps in with me. I now have a double SIM, because I ws getting pushed off the single one.
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This is why I have to have a double sleeping bag - my dog sleeps in with me. I now have a double SIM, because I was getting pushed off the single one.
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Did you get away for your weekend? If so how did it go? What worked and what didn't?
Last weekend, I spent four nights under canvas (well, under poly) in the Lake District. On the final night the outside temperature dropped to about -5C. That night when I woke for a wee just before dawn I felt slightly chilly; nonetheless, I went back to sleep OK. During the other three nights the outside temperatures fell no lower than zero so I was nice and warm in my bag.
I was camping in a smallish tent (with no EHU or other heating) on grass in a sheltered spot. The bedding system I used was a 50mm SIM on top of a CCF mat ('rollmat'). I slept in an Alpkit SH800 down-filled sleeping bag (with my coat draped over the bag on the coldest night). Sleepwear was just a T-shirt for the first three nights but a long-sleeved shirt and thermal 'long-johns' on the coldest night.
A day of all things motorhome and campervan. The show is held both in the main indoor arena and across the grounds. Catering, hot drinks and food options are available. Easy access to the site and free parking included. Win one of five pairs of day tickets
Topic: camping in the cold
