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The thread on outdoor equipment was getting sorta long and I had to
add my 2 cents. I strongly recommend Eureka tents. We are on our
third one because our family grew. Our original Eureka Timberline
tent has been slept in over 450 times over a 28 year period and is
still good. The 4 person Eureka I simply never bothered to count the
nights.
We currently use an 8 person Eureka tent that is very easy to set up
and take down. We have probably about 100 nights in it.
Forget the inflatable air mattresses, they ALWAYS deflate. Instead,
go for the low tech closed cell foam pad about 1/2' thick. This
matters more than the quality of your sleeping bag because you lose
most of your heat to the ground. A 32 degree bag with a sheet thrown
over it adds about 10 degrees to its range and allows you to sleep in
warmer weatehr.
Get a cheap Coleman propane stove. Forget white gas or coleman fuel,
too much of a PITA.. We cook A LOT on the propane and it is cheap.
Even at 53 yrs old, I am perfectly comfortable sleeping on the ground,
in fact more comfy than on most beds.
One important rule I always follow. Wear clean socks to bed. Even
socks that feel dry that have been used have sufficienbt sweat in them
to conduct away a lot of heat. Clean socks make a huge diff.
I use a 29 yr old 0 degree sleeping bag that I ALWAYS hang up in the
closet, never store in the sack, and I am never cold even on very cold
nights.

Tents
 

On May 19, 12:18*am, Frogwatch wrote:
The thread on outdoor equipment was getting sorta long and I had to
add my 2 cents. *I strongly recommend Eureka tents. *We are on our
third one because our family grew. *Our original Eureka Timberline
tent has been slept in over 450 times over a 28 year period and is
still good. *The 4 person Eureka I simply never bothered to count the
nights.
We currently use an 8 person Eureka tent that is very easy to set up
and take down. *We have probably about 100 nights in it.
Forget the inflatable air mattresses, they ALWAYS deflate. *Instead,
go for the low tech closed cell foam pad about 1/2' thick. *This
matters more than the quality of your sleeping bag because you lose
most of your heat to the ground. *A 32 degree bag with a sheet thrown
over it adds about 10 degrees to its range and allows you to sleep in
warmer weatehr.
Get a cheap Coleman propane stove. *Forget white gas or coleman fuel,
too much of a PITA.. *We cook A LOT on the propane and it is cheap.
Even at 53 yrs old, I am perfectly comfortable sleeping on the ground,
in fact more comfy than on most beds.
One important rule I always follow. Wear clean socks to bed. *Even
socks that feel dry that have been used have sufficienbt sweat in them
to conduct away a lot of heat. *Clean socks make a huge diff.
I use a 29 yr old 0 degree sleeping bag that I ALWAYS hang up in the
closet, never store in the sack, and I am never cold even on very cold
nights.

The only time we ever got wet in our tents was once when it flooded
and the water rose higher than the waterproofing on the sides of the
tent (6"). The only time our tent fell down was when it was hit by a
hot air balloon.

Tents
 

"Frogwatch" wrote in message
...
The thread on outdoor equipment was getting sorta long and I had to
add my 2 cents. I strongly recommend Eureka tents. We are on our
third one because our family grew. Our original Eureka Timberline
tent has been slept in over 450 times over a 28 year period and is
still good. The 4 person Eureka I simply never bothered to count the
nights.
We currently use an 8 person Eureka tent that is very easy to set up
and take down. We have probably about 100 nights in it.
Forget the inflatable air mattresses, they ALWAYS deflate. Instead,
go for the low tech closed cell foam pad about 1/2' thick. This
matters more than the quality of your sleeping bag because you lose
most of your heat to the ground. A 32 degree bag with a sheet thrown
over it adds about 10 degrees to its range and allows you to sleep in
warmer weatehr.
Get a cheap Coleman propane stove. Forget white gas or coleman fuel,
too much of a PITA.. We cook A LOT on the propane and it is cheap.
Even at 53 yrs old, I am perfectly comfortable sleeping on the ground,
in fact more comfy than on most beds.
One important rule I always follow. Wear clean socks to bed. Even
socks that feel dry that have been used have sufficienbt sweat in them
to conduct away a lot of heat. Clean socks make a huge diff.
I use a 29 yr old 0 degree sleeping bag that I ALWAYS hang up in the
closet, never store in the sack, and I am never cold even on very cold
nights.



Why would you wera socks to bed

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"Frogwatch" wrote in message
...
The only time we ever got wet in our tents was once when it flooded
and the water rose higher than the waterproofing on the sides of the
tent (6"). The only time our tent fell down was when it was hit by a
hot air balloon.


My favourite camping story.
It was one of those damp cool summers back in the '70s.
I was desperate for some R&R in the sunshine so I packed my VW with the old
rotten tent I had overpaid for when I bought it 2nd hand at $10.00 and
headed to Prince Edward Island, where the Gulf of St Lawrence water was much
warmed than the North Atlantic.
As usual, when travelling over there by ferry after work, you would arrive
around midnight when all the provincial and federal park campgrounds were
already full.
Tired and wanting to sleep, I cruised the north shore road until I saw a
whole pile of bell type tents in a field.
I pulled in and found the place empty. I errected my old tent in-between a
line of them and went to sleep.
A little more than an hour later I was awakened by multiple female voices
screaming "there's a man there'.
What the $#%$ ....I figured maybe there was a prowler/thief casing the tents
for valuables. Next thing I knew I had multiple flashlights in my face with
the women threatening to call the Mounties/park wardens etc on me. (must
have been related to JustHate)
They ordered me to packup and leave ASAP or the law was coming. I explained
how I got there with multiple apologies and drove off in the darkness.
I found another field nearby, set my tent up again and got some sleep.
The campground I invaded was for a Girl Guide group who were all being
treated to a drive-in movie when I arrived.

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On May 19, 8:21*am, "Don White" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message

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The thread on outdoor equipment was getting sorta long and I had to
add my 2 cents. *I strongly recommend Eureka tents. *We are on our
third one because our family grew. *Our original Eureka Timberline
tent has been slept in over 450 times over a 28 year period and is
still good. *The 4 person Eureka I simply never bothered to count the
nights.
We currently use an 8 person Eureka tent that is very easy to set up
and take down. *We have probably about 100 nights in it.
Forget the inflatable air mattresses, they ALWAYS deflate. *Instead,
go for the low tech closed cell foam pad about 1/2' thick. *This
matters more than the quality of your sleeping bag because you lose
most of your heat to the ground. *A 32 degree bag with a sheet thrown
over it adds about 10 degrees to its range and allows you to sleep in
warmer weatehr.
Get a cheap Coleman propane stove. *Forget white gas or coleman fuel,
too much of a PITA.. *We cook A LOT on the propane and it is cheap.
Even at 53 yrs old, I am perfectly comfortable sleeping on the ground,
in fact more comfy than on most beds.
One important rule I always follow. Wear clean socks to bed. *Even
socks that feel dry that have been used have sufficienbt sweat in them
to conduct away a lot of heat. *Clean socks make a huge diff.
I use a 29 yr old 0 degree sleeping bag that I ALWAYS hang up in the
closet, never store in the sack, and I am never cold even on very cold
nights.

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To keep your feet warm, idiot.

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On May 19, 8:47*am, wrote:
On May 19, 8:21*am, "Don White" wrote:





"Frogwatch" wrote in message

....

The thread on outdoor equipment was getting sorta long and I had to
add my 2 cents. *I strongly recommend Eureka tents. *We are on our
third one because our family grew. *Our original Eureka Timberline
tent has been slept in over 450 times over a 28 year period and is
still good. *The 4 person Eureka I simply never bothered to count the
nights.
We currently use an 8 person Eureka tent that is very easy to set up
and take down. *We have probably about 100 nights in it.
Forget the inflatable air mattresses, they ALWAYS deflate. *Instead,
go for the low tech closed cell foam pad about 1/2' thick. *This
matters more than the quality of your sleeping bag because you lose
most of your heat to the ground. *A 32 degree bag with a sheet thrown
over it adds about 10 degrees to its range and allows you to sleep in
warmer weatehr.
Get a cheap Coleman propane stove. *Forget white gas or coleman fuel,
too much of a PITA.. *We cook A LOT on the propane and it is cheap.
Even at 53 yrs old, I am perfectly comfortable sleeping on the ground,
in fact more comfy than on most beds.
One important rule I always follow. Wear clean socks to bed. *Even
socks that feel dry that have been used have sufficienbt sweat in them
to conduct away a lot of heat. *Clean socks make a huge diff.
I use a 29 yr old 0 degree sleeping bag that I ALWAYS hang up in the
closet, never store in the sack, and I am never cold even on very cold
nights.

Why would you wera socks to bed- Hide quoted text -

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To keep your feet warm, idiot.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You have to slow down for Pinky....

You lose heat from your
extremities.

You should have spent more time with your kids Pinky, you would know
these things...

Tents
 

"Don White" wrote in message
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"Frogwatch" wrote in message
...
The thread on outdoor equipment was getting sorta long and I had to
add my 2 cents. I strongly recommend Eureka tents. We are on our
third one because our family grew. Our original Eureka Timberline
tent has been slept in over 450 times over a 28 year period and is
still good. The 4 person Eureka I simply never bothered to count the
nights.
We currently use an 8 person Eureka tent that is very easy to set up
and take down. We have probably about 100 nights in it.
Forget the inflatable air mattresses, they ALWAYS deflate. Instead,
go for the low tech closed cell foam pad about 1/2' thick. This
matters more than the quality of your sleeping bag because you lose
most of your heat to the ground. A 32 degree bag with a sheet thrown
over it adds about 10 degrees to its range and allows you to sleep in
warmer weatehr.
Get a cheap Coleman propane stove. Forget white gas or coleman fuel,
too much of a PITA.. We cook A LOT on the propane and it is cheap.
Even at 53 yrs old, I am perfectly comfortable sleeping on the ground,
in fact more comfy than on most beds.
One important rule I always follow. Wear clean socks to bed. Even
socks that feel dry that have been used have sufficienbt sweat in them
to conduct away a lot of heat. Clean socks make a huge diff.
I use a 29 yr old 0 degree sleeping bag that I ALWAYS hang up in the
closet, never store in the sack, and I am never cold even on very cold
nights.



Why would you *wera* socks to bed

ooops... better make that *wear*

Tents
 

On Tue, 19 May 2009 09:21:53 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

Why would you wera socks to bed

To keep warm, the obvious reason.

Casady

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"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Tue, 19 May 2009 09:21:53 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

Why would you wera socks to bed

To keep warm, the obvious reason.

Casady

Winter camping maybe.......
that's why the blood circulates...to keep the extremities warm.