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Posted by S. cerevisiae on October 18, 2007 at 8:13:24 pm EDT
In reply to 3-season tent use posted by MTB416 on September 29, 2007 at 12:54:13 pm EDT

I would re-iterate keeping off the wind. The single largest thief of heat is the wind. Even if pitching the tent in teh lee of a rock is better then out in the wind.

Cover your head (I like wool and sleeping with ones mummy bag upside down), not too many clothes (again wool rules), and wear gloves (did I mention wool is a good option?).

A word on safety, if I may: Synthetic clothing is wonderful to a point. They are light, dry quickly, and are pretty inexpensive. They are, however, ignitable. In the case of a flash fire they often melt to ones body, then ignite. Natural fibers are FAR safer in this regard. The ignition point for wool is astronomically higher than synthetics (other than Nomex). A friend of mine survived a fire in a hunting shack largely because of his cotton long-johns being worn as PJ's. Two guides that were still in their polypro stuff died in burn units.

Hey, have fun...

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