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Posted by trouthunter on July 4, 2008 at 12:14:23 pm EDT
In reply to new kind of bag-Lippi Selk Bag posted by MTB416 on May 13, 2008 at 12:50:46 am EDT

I have slept out in the open before(under a parafly), Myself and a couple buddies wore blizzard suits. We felt it would give us better mobility to tend the fire, ect.
About 2:00 AM I was really wishing I had also brought my mummy bag along as a back up. We made the assumption that the blizzard suit would keep us warm, and we thought we could stay close to the fire, but you can not get too close to a fire wearing synthetics. Although the radiant heat was a help, the wind chill really made things rough!
That was a few years ago, and I have learned a lot since then. In my opinion the Lippi Selk bag would be a good option for sleep walkers!
I think the best combination is a good bag(mummy style is a better performer), and wearing thermals, socks, and ski cap while sleeping. If you have to venture out during the night, you are already dressed for it, just slip on your mocs, or boots and there you go.
You loose much less precious body heat this way, and you also have mobility when needed. I found this worked the best for me, I really got tired of getting out in the cold to use the bathroom, wearing shorts, and then shivering for the first five minutes back in my bag.
There's no need to be miserable, and I'm convinced many people don't go on second camping trips because they were needlessly miserable on the first one.

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