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May refer to how to safely sleep or rest in the outdoors, as well as for questions about sleep gear.

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Hypothermia risk from deflated sleeping pad

It would not be wise to take a leaking inflatable sleeping pad on any trip where you actually need a sleeping pad, and cannot hike out and replace it easily. The pad is already leaking. … Hypothermia at 50 degrees or so is unlikely if you have warm clothes, a change of warm clothes, rain gear, a sleeping bag rated for significantly colder than 50 degrees F and a tent. …
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How to deal with temperature swings while sleeping in a tent?

If it is very mild when you retire, try sleeping on top of your sleeping bag wearing enough clothes to be comfortable. …
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Have you slept outdoors in only warm sleepwear (no bag or quilt) at or near freezing?

We have awakened in the morning to find our sleeping bags looking like skating rinks! … are tucked into a sleeping bag. …
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Considerations for older campers?

What sorts of considerations, gear, practices, should I/we/they acquire to help them get back into car camping? Others have covered the questions of comfort well, and I have nothing to add to w …
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What are the pros and cons of air pads vs foam pads for backpacking?

I used a three quarter length foam pad -- just the basic $20 (or so) Ensolite pad -- for decades until, growing older and more effete, I thought an inflatable pad, aka air mattress, would be more comf …
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What are the nighttime temperatures in Baxter State Park in June?

According to Baxter State Park Monthly Weather Forecast, the record lows for May, June and July are 18 °F (-8°C), 28 °F (-2°C) and 32 F (0°C), respectively. The average lows for May, June and July ar …
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Keeping a backpack from being stolen whilst sleeping in a tent

We hardly ever stay in a campground. We usually camp far from a trailhead, and far from the trail, in places where there are no official campsites. We have done this for decades, and nothing has ever …
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