I've used those small hand-warmers (the kind that just warm up once you open the package and expose them to air) to sleep toasty. One inside each sock keeps my feet toasty all night long on even the coldest night. At 08:40 AM 10/17/2006 -0400, Jeff Stewart wrote: >I'll add one thing. I went winter camping a few years back, and I took 2 >of those large heat packs (you shake them up and they provide about 8 >hours of heat). I put one in the pillow case and one down by my feet, and >it was one of the best nights sleep I ever got while camping, and it got >down to 18 degrees that night. I'm also thinking of trying to organize a >winter campout in the mid Atlantic area for early 2007-anyone interested? >C'mon, if the Canadians can do it, so can we! There are advantages to >winter camping:no crowds, no bugs, and your beer doesn't get warm! If >interested, pmail me. Jeff |
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