>> So, all you winter nude sleepers. What happens when you need to tinkle? Sandy Kramer who loves living in the tropics >> I keep a small bell in the sleeping bag. :-) If it's a still night, which most of the coldest nights are, your body retains enough heat to be relatively comfortable for the few minutes you are out of the bag. I keep a pair of Polarguard booties next to the sleeping bag for such occasions. In the morning you can tell how cold a night it was by how far from the tent or sleeping bag the yellow stains are. Actually, having to get up in the night is not usually a problem in winter, because of how dehydrating the air is. Cold air holds little moisture, and winter air in Minnesota can be drier than a desert. Keeping hydrated is one of the biggest problems in winter camping; as on a hot day, you have to force yourself to drink before you get thirsty. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 30 1999 - 16:16:09 PST
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