Keeping feet warm while sleeping in tent

[bozeman]

No issue while moving, but when I stop and get in my tent and sleeping bag, then feet are freezing, just my feet. Any ‘mittens’ for your feet you carry for wearing while sleeping only when temps dip down LOW? Thanks in advance.

 

[MuleyFever]

Get some down socks. Or just carry a thick pair of good wool ones to wear in the bag.

 

[gibbons025]

I wear a really thick pair of wool socks that found and they work really good. My buddy uses the toe warmers on the outside of his sock. That makes my feet too warm for me but he loves it.

 

[Wildlifer]

I bring in thick knee high darn tough socks. I like the compression and warmth. If it gets to cold I’ll fill my bottle with hot water and throw it down there.

 

[jmez]

They make down booties to put on your feet while sleeping.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

I always make sure to put my freshest, driest pair of socks next to the skin before I go to sleep. The socks I've been wearing during the day are typically a bit damp with sweat, so I take them off and hang up to dry overnight or at least shuffle them to an outer layer if I'm wearing multiple pairs to sleep.

 

[Wmmichael20]

I second putting on dry wool socks and filling a nalogene bottle with boiling water and putting that into the to of the bag

 

[Gnatboy911]

I always carry a pair of dedicated sleeping socks for the same reason. They are an extra thick pair of wool socks only wear to sleep in.

 

[bozeman]

Thanks fellas.....I tried 'dry', wool socks.....still got cold toes...…….Liking the warm bottle concept...will try.

 

[*zap*]

Down or synthetic booties.

 

[Cant hit em]

I stuff my puffy jacket in the bottom of my sleeping bag, and any other clothes im not wearing to keep them warm along with my feet

 

[jspradley]

The nalgene trick is legit. You might have to re-up it in the middle of the night but it works well.

 

[BluMtn]

If you carry them, handwarmers in the bottom of your bag will keep you warm. The two I carry belonged to my grandfather and were made in the late 40's. Other than putting new wicks in them they work great.

 

[Wildlifer]

I forgot about my puffy. I’ll zip that up all the way and put the foot box of the bag inside.

 

[Runningwater]

+1 for the hot water nalgene in the bottom of the bag. Been doing that on colder than planned on nights for over 20 years.

 

[Wrench]

I suggest a western mountaineering bag. I sleep cold, but I cook in that thing.

 

[Wmmichael20]

On the nalogene bottle deal if you fill it all the way up so no air is left in the bottle it retains heat better than with a pocket of air in it.

 

[Lando]

Another option is to get a very light foam sheet like this one sold by Arrowhead Equipment and put it in the footbox of your bag or quilt (I use it at the bottom of my quilt to close the footbox hole);

https://www.arrowhead-equipment.com/store/p316/PartialFootPad.html

You can also use sections of a zlite or a foam sit pad too.

 

[Gunnersdad49]

Sitting on the bag for a while before you get into it sort of pre heats the foot box too

 

[Backyard]

I forgot about my puffy. I’ll zip that up all the way and put the foot box of the bag inside.

I've been doing this for years. Works great! I may even toss in a small hand warmer sometimes.