Top 7 Winter Camping Mistakes & How to Sleep Warm! | Essential Tips for Comfy Nights

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  @amybruner8673 · 2 years ago

  This about chemical warmers. When I hand them out to the homeless I also give them a small ziplock bag. The warmers work when exposed to oxygen. After use for, let’s say an hour, put them in the ziplock bag, squeeze out the air and seal the bag. The warm ‘chemical’ reaction will stop but will reactivate when exposed to oxygen again. They can last for several days that way.

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  @Captainmattwebb · 2 years ago

  Just to add to the points about getting warm before bed… your body will need to burn lots of calories to keep itself warm during the night. I usually have a warm meal and cup of tea before bed or something high in calories at least. Turns my body into an oven and it’s a great excuse to eat a Snickers at midnight!

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  @danieljames2718 · 1 year ago

  I have been homeless twice. Once in winter. Wish this video was out then. Thanks for posting. P.S. I am happy now. In a house and working. Thank goodness. Strangely enough, I still keep my MSR tent packed with a new cooker. And only this winter I decided on purchasing a new sleeping bag and mattress. I liked at Alpine 800 down. My job is no longer safe. England is putting up taxes for large retail companies. If I lose everything again, I don't want to be COLD! Hated it. Again thanks for posting.

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  @stevenk8189 · 2 years ago

  One more very important thing is to take a piss before lying down. The moment you lie you will feel the urge and than you can walk out in your underwear or whatever.

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  @hildemoe9355 · 1 year ago

  Thank you Stina !! An additional suggestion: Many years ago, I was in the &nbsp;Norwegian army. A lot of our gear and cicumstances were different. However we used to dig a cold pit (&quot;kuldegrop&quot;) in the snow. This was to collect the cold air under the level og our sleeping bags. In a civilian tent, that would be outside the inner tent, inside the outer Tent. -Up to 1 m2 and 40 cm deep. <br> &nbsp; &nbsp; I also remember us trying to channel the cold air out of the coldpit. To obtain this, a gentle slope or a small top were favoured for putting up the tent. If no wind, the lowest polnts in the landscape are much colder than the higher ground.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; The trick for geting warm was changing underwear inside the sleeping-bag. As I remember it, by far more efficient than leaving the tent and exercising.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; Managing up to -30C was great fun. I regret that I failed to pass on this sort of experience to ny kids.<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; I am now 70, I assume I am more vulnerable to frostbite than in younger years.<br>Yours Jens

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  @STVG71 · 2 years ago (edited)

  These tips could save lives or at least toes and feet. Frost is the enemy. No matter how much it might suck, get out of your moist clothes and into something dry in cold environments. Thank you for this video. I actually like to camp in cold weather. Wool is your friend.

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  @dungeonrat · 2 years ago

  I served in the US Army in the interior of Alaska. Most of the topics you covered were part of our Artic training during my time there some 45 years ago. Great video!

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  @odendahlc · 2 years ago

  Enjoyed the tips that you have shared. &nbsp;I have done some winter camping in Ontario, Canada. One thing I like to do is set a large stone near the fire to get it nice and warm. I wrap it in two towels and put it in my sleeping bag. I sleep on my back with the rock under my knees. If it feels like the rock is getting cold, I take one of the towels off. <br>What is nice is that the rock remains warm all night. I have never been cold.

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  @shaneibbs4439 · 2 years ago

  I would suggest putting on a clean dry pair of socks to sleep in. I was given a top tip once, by a Norwegian colleague to use a quilted jacket zipped up as a &apos;bag&apos; to put your feet in if you suffer with cold feet, while sleeping. Great video thanks.

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  @ChoccyVelo · 2 years ago

  The water bottle in a sock is a great tip as you also get unfrozen water in the morning. &nbsp;At night I use a really lightweight balaclava to keep my head warm, I find a hat slips off too easily. Also a cheap foil mat on the floor helps stop the cold ground draining any warmth away when sitting in the tent.

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  @alaskabarb8089 · 2 years ago

  Hello from Alaska, Stina. &nbsp;Great advice. &nbsp;<br>Learned that last tip the hard way. &nbsp;Two of us, plus my little dachshund who nestled inside the foot of the sleeping bag, spent a -40 below F night in the Wrangell mountain area. &nbsp;The bags were warm, we had good pads, with just our faces feeling cold during the night. &nbsp;But when we awoke, there were stalactites of frost hanging down from the tent ceiling above us. &nbsp;As soon as we attempted to get up, the hoarfrost crystals rained down on us, and all over our bags. &nbsp; What a mess. &nbsp;😹

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  @richardjackson524 · 2 years ago

  I teach cold weather camping and your video has great tips. &nbsp;An additional tip is to not go to sleep hungry, we need fuel to warm our body, and I question wearing a wet layer on top of a dry layer. &nbsp;The wet clothing worn inside a sleeping bag adds moisture inside the bag reducing the insulation properties of the sleeping bag and making your dry clothing damp. &nbsp;This needs to be avoided similar to not breathing in the sleeping bag.

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