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Bigtallfatbloke
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I am going to try again tonight...no wine for me though...
Is it actually possible to get a good nights sleep.......
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yup -i have the oppisete problem i tend to oversleep (worring when I have a plane or ferry to catch)- its just a matter of getting used to it - I have camped under motorway and railway bridges and once next to a motorway toll booth (did the earth move for you) some of it I put down to being a little deaf but it was just the same when I could hear better
light makes no difference - although I tend to get up earlier when in scandinavia in the summer its more due to the fact its warmer earlier - I always try to park the tent where its going to get the early morning sun
so you can sleep well in a tent - being tired due to a good (or bad day) on the road helps a lot
light makes no difference - although I tend to get up earlier when in scandinavia in the summer its more due to the fact its warmer earlier - I always try to park the tent where its going to get the early morning sun
so you can sleep well in a tent - being tired due to a good (or bad day) on the road helps a lot
punkypossum
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You'll get used to it (although I would second the eyemask and earplug suggestions). Also, get yourself one of those silk or cotton (or mix of both) sleeping bag liners, dead lightweight (especially the silk), stop the sweaty feeling from touching the sleeping bag and also very useful to lie in on their own when it's really hot. When it's really cold they offer a bit of extra warmth and if you have to stay in a grotty hotel/b&b it's an extra layer between you and the bed - wouldn't go anywhere without mine.
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Bigtallfatbloke
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...well...last night was a little better....very hot again...couldnt settle...last time I was aware of was 3am. I awoke around 7am so that is 4 hours more than last night!
The sleeping bag was way to hot in the evening...but as the tent cooled down I was happy to have it. By 7am I had all the zips done up and was reluctant to get out....but the family mut ensured I wasn't able to forget to give him half of my breakfast
...I had thought about a liner but was not able to find one big enough....poor excuse I know....I will look again....also may try to half inch a cotton sheet from the bedroom and sew it up and cut out the feet ends...(I have to stick my feet out or I cant sleep). My concern is that I remember when I was a boy scout that these things had a habit of tieing you up in the night ready for strangulation in the morning.
I will try again tonight.... I am determined to get the suffering done before I set off....gawd nows what the neighbours must think!
The sleeping bag was way to hot in the evening...but as the tent cooled down I was happy to have it. By 7am I had all the zips done up and was reluctant to get out....but the family mut ensured I wasn't able to forget to give him half of my breakfast
...I had thought about a liner but was not able to find one big enough....poor excuse I know....I will look again....also may try to half inch a cotton sheet from the bedroom and sew it up and cut out the feet ends...(I have to stick my feet out or I cant sleep). My concern is that I remember when I was a boy scout that these things had a habit of tieing you up in the night ready for strangulation in the morning.
I will try again tonight.... I am determined to get the suffering done before I set off....gawd nows what the neighbours must think!
John Ponting
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Why carry a bag liner? Wear the days dirty t-shirt. Unless, of course, you are hoping to make the t-shirt last a week?
asterix
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Because IMO Punkypossum is right : Silk liners weigh nothing but can keep you warm on their own when it's too hot to be in the bag. As for the grotty hotels, they might save you from bedbugs
Unfortunately a mere T-shirt is not so effective.
Unfortunately a mere T-shirt is not so effective.
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Bigtallfatbloke
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I thought about just sleeping in a t shirt and some old track suit bottoms (my sunday best)....it should do th ejob and avoid the need to be more adept than Houdeni to get out of the bag.
However (being more optimistic these days) it occurred to me that should I be lucky enough to ...erm....have female company a grubby sweaty bag isn't going to impress much....so in the interests of keeping the dream alive I will probably go with the liner ....as I believe a certain Mr. Ismay once said.
However (being more optimistic these days) it occurred to me that should I be lucky enough to ...erm....have female company a grubby sweaty bag isn't going to impress much....so in the interests of keeping the dream alive I will probably go with the liner ....as I believe a certain Mr. Ismay once said.
John Ponting
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god tip from PH.
We have a "pound shop" which has single duvet covers for less than £4 - just cut the top edge off and ready to use as an inner.
We have a "pound shop" which has single duvet covers for less than £4 - just cut the top edge off and ready to use as an inner.
Amanda P
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If it's really hot, why use a tent at all?
Or if yours is the kind of tent where you can just pitch the flysheet, you might find that that gives you enough privacy, and will keep off any rain or dew.
Won't help with noise, light, uncomfortable ground etc, but then neither will the inner tent.
Or if yours is the kind of tent where you can just pitch the flysheet, you might find that that gives you enough privacy, and will keep off any rain or dew.
Won't help with noise, light, uncomfortable ground etc, but then neither will the inner tent.
Try here for silk bag linners.
http://www.nznature.co.nz/mshop/spi//3_SIL_851
7 foot long should be big enough and they work great in hot and cold.
I use an MP3 player with in ear phones as noise blocker - quarter of an hour of Radio 4 seems to work evry time
http://www.nznature.co.nz/mshop/spi//3_SIL_851
7 foot long should be big enough and they work great in hot and cold.
I use an MP3 player with in ear phones as noise blocker - quarter of an hour of Radio 4 seems to work evry time
