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

[g l]

Ditto.  Your technique is almost identical to mine.  I eat breakfast while still in my bag, then pack up and go.  (I don't cook on the trail)  Whatever jacket I'm wearing when I start hiking, if I get too warm, I've learned to slip out of it an arm at a time, while still hiking and still carrying my pack.  Then I just leave it on my back, between my pack and my person and slip it back on when cold or when stopping for a break.

Wheeew

Jerry Goller <jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org> wrote:     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
    
   http://www.BackpackGearTest.org :    the 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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