[pct-l] keeping warm

[Carl & Judy Rush]

On a cold night when I get in my bag , before I get my arms in I do a bunch
of push ups to warm me and my bag up. On a cold morning, same thing before I
get out.
Carl


On 1/10/07, bluebrain at bluebrain.ca <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca> wrote:
>
> The problem with trying to warm up in the morning with extra clothes is
> that anything that isnt in your bag with you overnight is going to be cold
> to put on.  Even if I wasn't wearing all my clothes, I kept them in the
> bag with me so they'd be warmer than if they spent the night out.
>
> Only way I ever found to get warm in the morning was to keep moving!
> Having a proper tent that actually traps in some warmth made a big
> difference in the sierras.
>
> Thinking back, freezing mornings was possibly my least fav part of the
> hike.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
>
> > I have not been able to read all the posts of late but am wondering how
> a
> > person deals with the cold of the morning having slept in all their
> > clothes?
> >
> > Granted, the coldest weather I've ever backpacked in was this past
> October
> > in section n. I do not know what the temp was at bed time but in the a.m
> .
> > on that trip it was 32 degrees. If I'd worn all my clothes to bed, I'd
> > have nothing to "warm up" with once out of my bag.
> >
> > My bag is rated to 30 degrees and I always sleep in a base layer, only.
> I
> > then, in the a.m., leave that on and dress in the med., and if needed,
> > outer layer. It "warms me up" nicely. As the morning goes on I shed the
> > outer layer and usually hike happily in cool/cold weather.
> >
> > Why is it more people end up sleeping in all their clothes and/or so
> cold?
> > Lower degree bag? Going to bed cold, i.e. maybe not enough warm clothes
> > during the day? The difference between light weight vs. medium light
> > weight? For whatever it's worth I am probably average when it comes to
> > becoming chilled.
> >
> > Just curious.
> >
> > are we there yet
> >
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