when i'm backpacking i'm a cold sleeper. i always have been and i've always just suffered through it. the places i hike can have snow sometimes when i'm there night temps could be dropping to 10 degrees on a cold night and about 40 on an average night. but every single night i'm frozen stiff. it seems like i've tried a dozen different ways and combinations to try to stay warm and i dont. every year i buy something new and more expensive to try it out.
this year i want to fix that.
this is the bivy i used last year
Advanced Bivy mojo blue
this is my tent i used last year
Shifter™ 3 | MountainHardwear.ca
this is my bag i used last year
KSB 0˚ Down Red Portable Insulated 3 Season Sleeping Bag - KLYMIT
this is the pad i used last year
Inertia X Frame Compact Backpacking Inflatable Sleeping Pad - KLYMIT
i have also tried using a liner in my bag
since then i have bought a surplus us military sleeping system complete with bivy. i tried it out in the trailer without heat in november (about 0F outside) and it was fine and i was nice and toasty. but i was also in a trailer.
that surplus thing is freaking huge so i'd rather not hike with it but sleeping well would be really nice.
should i go to a foam pad? is some of my gear wrong? should i take the behemoth bag? i've spent far too long not being comfortable
this year i want to fix that.
this is the bivy i used last year
Advanced Bivy mojo blue
this is my tent i used last year
Shifter™ 3 | MountainHardwear.ca
this is my bag i used last year
KSB 0˚ Down Red Portable Insulated 3 Season Sleeping Bag - KLYMIT
this is the pad i used last year
Inertia X Frame Compact Backpacking Inflatable Sleeping Pad - KLYMIT
i have also tried using a liner in my bag
since then i have bought a surplus us military sleeping system complete with bivy. i tried it out in the trailer without heat in november (about 0F outside) and it was fine and i was nice and toasty. but i was also in a trailer.
that surplus thing is freaking huge so i'd rather not hike with it but sleeping well would be really nice.
should i go to a foam pad? is some of my gear wrong? should i take the behemoth bag? i've spent far too long not being comfortable
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