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Re: [RC] Heaters in trailers - Truman PrevattThat's why CO2 alarms are put into most LQ's these days. If you are going to leave a heater on - it should vent to the outside. As far as sleeping bags - there are a lot of factors. Type of bag being one. The mummy bag is the best for cold weather for a couple of reasons. First it rapidly traps you body heat because there is not a lot of air space to heat in the sucker. Second, it keeps heat from escaping from the top of your head. 40% of the heat escapes from the top of your head. So if you are cold in your sleeping bag, put on a sock cap. You can get bag liners that will help in cold weather - a fleece bag that goes inside the bag. High quality down is more expensive but by far the best material.If you want a cold weather bag you can get a high altitude mountaineering bag that will take you down to about -40 F or C take your pick. I bought a good bag in 1976 and have been using it ever since. I has gone on many backpacking trips in the Rockies and the Smokies spring, summer, fall and winter. It's now in the trailer and is part the only is what I sleep in. It will still be around when I'm six feet under. Truman rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote: I thought surely somebody would jump on this. The original story I read about the family of 4 that died at the horse show last week said they *did* have a roof vent open, but stated that the CO2 doesn't necessarily rise or something. Moral was, opening a vent is not a guarantee you'll wake up in the morning. An elderly couple who went to lots of trail rides in the Chattanooga area died a few years ago in their camper. I'll bet they knew enough to have a window cracked too. -- “It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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