Comments on: Warm up to Winter car camping https://getgoingnc.com/2013/01/winter-car-camping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winter-car-camping Explore the outdoors, discover yourself. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:58:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.8 By: JoeMiller https://getgoingnc.com/2013/01/winter-car-camping/comment-page-1/#comment-35645 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:58:04 +0000 http://getgoingnc.com/?p=5096#comment-35645 In reply to Jeff.

Good suggestion, Jeff. I’ve got a featherweight silk liner that I use on winter backpacking trips that really does buy you an extra 10 degrees. Best not to have a tent with much mesh, too.

]]> By: Jeff https://getgoingnc.com/2013/01/winter-car-camping/comment-page-1/#comment-35644 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:52:04 +0000 http://getgoingnc.com/?p=5096#comment-35644 An inexpensive way to keep warm on a sub-zero night without a sub-zero sleeping bag is to slide your +25 degree bag inside another bag. I have a 40 degree bag, flannel lined and rectangular that I use for warm weather camping with the Scouts. I slide my +25 degree mummy bag inside this bag and stay nice and toasty in all but the absolutely coldest NC nights. Since you’re car camping taking an extra bag won’t weigh you down. Clearly this solution won’t work for taking that next cold weather step of winter backpacking. For that you can use your jacket as a thermal booster for your legs by zipping it up over the lower part of the bag with the waist at your waist and the collar at your feet. A light sleeping bag liner will also buy you an extra 10 degrees F along with a fresh pair of long underwear, fresh wool socks and a knit cap.

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