>> > Re the value of sleeping nude: One night in a quinzhee where it was > relatively warm, I decided to sleep in a damp pair of wool pants, > thinking to dry them from my body heat. The pants so chilled me, even > inside my winter bag, that I took them off. I slept comfortably the rest > of the night. > Chuck, and all, This is only partly true I feel. The bag is not doing the heating, only the body. If the body had been able to maintain good core temp AND extra for drying the clothes, it would have. The problem was the "wet" clothes, not the clothes. I'm one of those people that live by the rule, "if you aren't wearing it to bed, your packs too heavy". :-) >> You are right, of course. My story really illustrates that no clothes are better than damp clothes; however, clothing can pick up moisture from the body inside a sleeping bag, especially if you are using a vapor barrier liner. When winter camping, I make my down parka and vest do double duty by velcroing them on top of my sleeping bag, rather than wearing them inside. It is true that the sleeping bag does not generate heat, but it does raise the temperature inside by retaining heat generated by the body. When I used to read about arctic explorers as a kid, I wondered why they slept nude in their sleeping bags. Now I know; it was because their clothes were always damp. 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/ ***************************************************************************
Chuck Holst wrote: > (snip) raise the temperature inside by retaining heat generated by the body. > > When I used to read about arctic explorers as a kid, I wondered why they > slept nude in their sleeping bags. Now I know; it was because their > clothes were always damp. > > Chuck Holst > I think you're right. I read a while back about one of the latest explorers to the artic, and he was telling about having to design a redundant feature into the sleeping bags. He tells how they not only lost loft during the trip, but gained some unbelievable extra weight, due to frozen body mosture. I guess all this talk about cold weather sleeping is not impressing the warm WX crowd. :-) To the reasons for winter camping list, I'll add: In this part of the world atleast, the only man made sounds will be your own. James *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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