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Re: [RC] cold weather camping - Chris Paus

Alice,

If you use an air mattress, make sure you have plenty
of padding on top of it. for some reason, that air
conducts the cold right into your bones! brrrrrr.....
miserable.. I've got a good thick cotton pad on my air
mattress, and then a good sleeping bag on top of
that.. now I'm much more comfy.

yes, use the tent and invest in a Black Cat heater by
coleman. They are about $50 and run on a propane tank
like little cook burners do. It's great for heating
small spaces and safe to use indoors.

chris
--- Alice Yovich <a.yovich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I too am contemplating this as well. We have a ride
in Dec. and it was 24 
degrees one night last year and I was really an
unhappy camper. I ended up 
sleeping, reclined in my truck b/c I was so entirely
miserable.    I had a 
cot, but the cold air got me from the bottom. I
usually tarp off and sleep 
in my stock trailer, but the wind was so bad, i
couldn't put the tarp over 
it, so I just slept in the open stock trailer (or
didn't sleep as the case 
may be) I have a cot/tent and I was in it with tons
of blankets, but my 
backside was freezing. Finally I got up and slept in
my truck, but never 
did get any quality rest. I figure I need to do
something different for 
this next year. There is no electric, so I can't
bring an electric heater. 
I'm trying to figure out if an air mattress in the
trailer is better, or 
trying to sleep in the backseat of my extended cab
pickup? Or back to a 
tent, and maybe get a smaller tent for heat? Not
really sure at this point.


At 12:56 PM 10/25/2004, you wrote:
From: Tshuck64@xxxxxxx
Subject: [RC]   Cold Weather Camping!!

Hey I got such great reply's on my "cold weather
riding" post I thought I
would pick your brains about the camping aspect.
This is my first ride 
season and
I went on 2 great rides this summer



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