[pct-l] cold in the a.m.??

[Jerry Goller]

I stay warm because coming out of the bag is the last thing I do. I'll have
eaten breakfast and packed everything up. The last things to go into their
stuff bags are my pad and bag. I hop outside and take the tent down then
everything goes into my sled. I put my snowshoes on and take my down jacket
off. My rain jacket and pants go on and I'm off. 
 
Even when it is -20F I don't need the jacket. I just wear a vest or
mid-weight top and a rain suit. I generate enough heat to keep me warm.
 
I probably should also point out that I prefer to stay slightly cool when I
working like that. When I stop the rain jacket comes off, the down goes on,
then frequently the jacket goes back on. It depends on how cold it is and
how long I'm going to be stopped. 
 
By the time the sun comes up here it is usually up to -15F or so and I don't
need as much insulation, as long as I'm moving.
 
If the weather is bad and it's really cold (-25F or so) then I put a tent up
when I stop for lunch and have a hot meal in my bag. 
 
Essentially, I'm either in my bag or moving.
 
Jerry
 
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From: Greg Kesselring [mailto:gkesselr at whidbey.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:31 PM
To: Jerry Goller
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] cold in the a.m.??


I think the point of the question was this:

If you're already wearing ALL your clothes AND your sleeping bag and you are
just warm enough, when you get up you will no longer be wearing the sleeping
bag, so how will you stay warm then?  

(I'm also interested in the answer which is why I'm butting in...  8-)

Greg

Jerry Goller wrote: 

?? Let's see...my two choices are wearing outer clothes that are already
warm when I get out of my bag or putting on a jacket, gloves and hat that
are -20F. 
 
Not too hard a decision, actually.......   ;o)
 
Jerry
 
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most comprehensive interactive gear reviews and tests on the planet.
 

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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of JoAnn
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 4:13 PM
To: chelin at teleport.com
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] cold in the a.m.??


On a cold night if I don't sleep wearing everything I brought, then I
brought too much.  I would sleep wearing my jacket and any other of the very
few clothing items I may have.
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This reminds me; I have always wondered, how to you get and stay warm in the
morning when you wore all your clothes to bed? Aren't you cold upon rising
and being out-of-doors? When it's cold outside I always look forward to
putting on all layers to warm up (not that I slept cold). How do you meet
and stay at a comfortable level of warmth when you've worn everything to
bed?
 
are we there yet


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