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lockyear

24/10/2018 at 9:56am
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has anyone used a porch awning for sleeping in winter and what extra s can we do

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24/10/2018 at 12:44pm
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I've slept in awning in early March and I can tell you it is really cold.

If someone is wanting to sleep in an awning the best advice I could give is to possible get yourself one of those small oil-filled radiators and have that in the awning. it wont be able to make it warm, but it should be able to at least make it bearable.

Baileyjake

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last time i slept in my porch awning, in september, i erected a 4 man dome tent inside the awning and ran an extension cable out to the tent and ran my fan heater in it. it was nice and cosey inside. i have a 4 seasons sleeping bag, sleeping mat and camp bed i use for tenting anyway.

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Dave Thorpe

24/10/2018 at 1:15pm
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get a good quality down filled sleeping bag eg Mountain Equipment or Rab and a quality insulating sleep mat eg Thermarest, you are potentially winter camping here

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lockyear

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Thanks for your replies
Do you think a roof lining etc will help
I have an inner tent

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The smaller space you are in the better because the air in it will be warmer. If you put a fan or convection heater in there with you, you will be toasty.

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Rainbowsend

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I'd put a small tent inside as it's always warmer in a small space. You need a good barrier between you and the floor too. Also, a really good sleeping bag.

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Katieep

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My kids were wild camping last easter with guides quite high up in the fells and woke to find their tent covered in snow - they survived fine - 4 season sleeping bag, decent SIM (or camp bed), sleeping bag liner and woolly hat.

There are loads of posts in the camping area on winter camping. The tip is not to go to bed cold. If you go to bed warm with a decent sleeping bag you'll stay warm. Also avoid airbeds as they are like sleeping on bags of cold air!!

Hot water bottles are nice too.

You shouldnt need a heater unless you want one

pnefan

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Advice on a hat and water bottle are spot on on top of a good sleeping bag and something to insulate your self from the ground

marramc48

28/10/2018 at 10:39am
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The only non installed heater I would use or recommend whilst sleeping in a caravan, tent or awning would be an oil filled radiator.

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Grampian91

28/10/2018 at 11:55pm
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Small greenhouse tubular heaters maybe enough if you have a small dome tent inside the sleeping compartment.

Very low power consumption and you could hang it up etc.

Come in various lengths with the longer ones giving off more heat and using more power. Even so they are just a few hundred watts at most.

shaggy2000

29/10/2018 at 1:06pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Katieep on 27/10/2018
My kids were wild camping last easter with guides quite high up in the fells and woke to find their tent covered in snow - they survived fine - 4 season sleeping bag, decent SIM (or camp bed), sleeping bag liner and woolly hat.

There are loads of posts in the camping area on winter camping. The tip is not to go to bed cold. If you go to bed warm with a decent sleeping bag you'll stay warm. Also avoid airbeds as they are like sleeping on bags of cold air!!

Hot water bottles are nice too.

You shouldnt need a heater unless you want one

Can confirm the airbed statement, when I slept in the awning I needed two duvets, one under the airbed and one for me.

Without it the airbed was freezing cold.

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