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You mention you are driving?
Why not sleep in the car?
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I've 'camped' in a car and a tent on the same night ... a tent is warmer!!!!!! All that metal and glass .. never again. Well not unless it has been properly set up .. then a tent is cheaper.
One aspect of cold weather tents - the outer wall goes all the way to the ground .. warm weather tents outer walls stop above the ground to get rid of heat by more ventilation. If it is cold and you r tent walls dont go all the way down .. try to make something to block most of the gap.
The pee bottle should be inside the tent .. and inside the bag when you finish - it is warm - so keep trhe heat.
One firm rule - keep a light (headlight, torch or whatever) in some consistant location ... that way you'll always know where to find it .. It is the most important thing you hve on any dark night.
Nostrovia! (sp?)
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cheers Hans P they are the ones, a very useful bit of kit.
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I was always taught that to sleep well at night in cold weather you had to strip off everything that you wore during the day (then find a Norwegian Princess) and put on dry clothing (that should keep you hot). The sweat that finds its way into your clothes during the day makes it colder if you leave even a slightly damp shirt on. I've been laughed at on a few occasions in cold weather as I pranced around naked in 1/2" cold weather - only to have a loyal following the next night.
A few hot rocks from around a camp fire, wrapped in newspaper can make life a lot more bearable.
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I was always taught that to sleep well at night in cold weather you had to strip off everything that you wore during the day (then find a Norwegian Princess) and put on dry clothing (that should keep you hot). The sweat that finds its way into your clothes during the day makes it colder if you leave even a slightly damp shirt on. I've been laughed at on a few occasions in cold weather as I pranced around naked in 1/2" cold weather - only to have a loyal following the next night.
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That's the way I do it too, stripping off everything I mean. I only wear wool (not cotton or any other fabric) undies to transport any perspiration when I'm sleeping in my sleeping bag in the winter.
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silk liners
I've found that silk sleeping bag liners do wonders. They add about a season to a bag and pack to the size of a fist. They were great in the kalahari when our kettle froze solid overnight.
And you can wash them easily - unlike sleeping bags.
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If it came to that, I'll activate Plan B -
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Winter in the south of France is not that nice ..  .. try Morocco. Might take a few days to get there ... I don't travel that fast in the cold.
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