Perspiration dried on the body is a magnet
for cold at night. When we used to backpack in the high Sierras, we
learned quickly that a bath of some sort was essential to a good night's
sleep. The salt on the body attracts moisture and that causes
chilling. We used to bathe in icy water......brutal..... but afterwards,
we'd dry off, put on a wooly sweater, and the heat would just seep back into out
bodies.
I may sound goofy but ALWAYS put on new fresh dry
socks and underwear as well as outer wear as we all have some perspiration and
it can chill you and keep you cold and awake.. I learned this the hard way
camping Army style, which, btw, has too many rules.
mas
