[pct-l] my sleeping problems

[richardlcox at gmail.com (Richard Cox)]

I am pretty sure that the Kingston Trio on the 2003 trek had at least
one bottle of red wine (usually a few) with them every time they came
out of town. I also seem to remember a wide variety of "herbs" on the
trail too.

I didn't hear too many people complaining about lack of sleep, so
maybe there is something to your theory.

The One
PCT 2003

P.S. I also hear that corn whiskey gives you more energy for hiking
that other alcohols. (Sorry Ray fans - I couldn't resist)

P.P.S. Donna, what does Rum Slush give you? 




On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 20:33:33 -0700, Eric <radpin@gmail.com> wrote:
> My $0.02:
> 
> Sleeping problems for me are either physical or psychological.
> 
> For physical, it's pretty straightforward. Have a good pillow,
> mattress, and a WARM BAG. Your body will wake you if you are too cold,
> and it will not let you go back to sleep. I think a simple test is in
> order. See if you can sleep on your bedroom floor with your "rig". If
> your mattress / bag / pillow / mattress combo can't cut the mustard
> three feet from your nice bed, something is wrong. This helped me a
> lot, because when I got out on the trail, the feeling of me "rig"
> isn't that foriegn to me. I kind of slid into the adjustment cycle.
> There's gonna be a slew of unique problems "out there", and the more
> that you can adapt to in the comfort of your own home, the better.
> Standard stuff; cut down on the variables. So that when there's a bump
> in the night, it's not compounded with other difficulties sleeping.
> 
> For psychological, that's a much different story. Sometimes I get
> worried about my girlfriend, I miss my dog, I worry about school, I
> worry about money, etc. Some of these things can make me lose sleep
> even at home. Dealing with them all so that you can focus on what
> you're doing makes a big difference.
> 
> For sleep "enhancement", I can only say what I've used, which is a
> particular plant product that when set on fire and inhaled tends to
> make some people (myself anyway) quite sleepy. It's lightweight,
> environmentally sound, cheap, and has pretty much no side effects that
> I've noticed about myself. I would never recommend people with moral /
> religious / otherwise convictions against it to use it, but if you
> don't have an existing objection, it might be worth a shot. It's
> certainly not something you'd want to use all the time, but similiar
> to booze, it will knock you out pretty good. Hell, I'd bring a bottle
> of red wine and use that if it weren't so damn heavy. :-)
> 
> Eric
> 
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