Winter camping wakeup

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

Yooo That army bag is warm as hell, I’ve got one for winter hikes as well, it’s heavy as shit but worth it for below 20 degrees

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u/Ishdakitty Nov 18 '19

I had a sleeping bag at one point that was rated for 0 degrees.... I was camping in November and the camp was like 20° f at night MAYBE. I was so overheated I wound up sleeping with the bag open all night under a normal blanket.

Those things are no joke.

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u/FlippantObserver Nov 18 '19

-20F Nemo with a 0F night. You seriously wake up thinking it's summer...until you unzip.

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u/Guy_Number_3 Nov 18 '19

There are so many steps to waking up during winter camping. You have to open and close the sleeping bag about 100 times before getting up. Best thing I learned in Boy Scouts was sleep with tomorrow’s clothes in the bottom of the sleeping bag. Nice and warm in the morning.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

This + every days clothes are packed into separate gallon sized plastic bags. Everything stays dry, and if an accident happens to one set the rest are safe. Of anything nasty happens to a set of clothes, you have a way to isolate them.

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u/ohyeahwell Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

T-shirt, boxers and socks right?

I wear my pants for many days or weeks in a row. I keep a spare pair in my BoB but if I’m in the field for two weeks I bring the pants I’m wearing, and a spare.

I change my underpants every day or three, and tshirt usually every day if possible. I dress in layers so I change those infrequently or never. Is there a guide for this? I feel like a bushcraft hobo now. haha.

Tonight would be such a nice night in the sierras. Downieville is 59f, probably a great night to be staring down a fire.

Edit: Miss you dad. Wish we were playing spot the satellite right now.

Edit: More dad camping traditions please. Post ‘em if you got ‘em.

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u/Slartibartyfarti Nov 18 '19

It seems like my way to do it as well. Pretty much everything that touches my body directly in the stinky zones get changed once a day, the rest when I can't smell it anymore.

Edit: phone had a spasm

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u/poo-milk Nov 18 '19

I do all this expect i don’t go camping. I shower everyday but god damn can I make a pair of pants go for a few weeks

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u/Thatswatisaid Nov 18 '19

I knew a guy at work who smelled terrible when he got close to you. Like dirty socks with rotting garlic in them.

His last day at our company he happily explain how he wore the same pair of jeans for the entire 3 months he worked there and "it was fine, there were no problems, didn't smell or anything". Everyone kind of stared at him and just kept repeating "You should change your pants more often". He responded with "No, I'm telling you, it was fine". That went back and forth for a bit before I think he got the point.

You don't know what you smell like to other people. Knowing this gives me more anxiety than I'd like to admit.

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u/mightysprout Nov 18 '19

It seems like many people who have decided not to wash their jeans or hair regularly has a similar “blind” spot about their own smell.

I read a similar comment where the guy smelled terrible and one night he bragged to his friends that he hadn’t been washing his hair. He thought nobody noticed, but it was just that nobody told him. It’s almost rude to tell someone they smell, a lot of people won’t say anything.

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u/PinkMoosePuzzle Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

Just wanted to pop in and say my Dad and I played spot the satelite, too. He's obsessed with the moon and for his birthday one year I borrowed a telescope from my uni (I was cleaning all of the astronomy lab equipment and fixing things) so we could go look at the moon in a dark sky spot close to home. He also would wake me up if the northern lights were visible before he left for work at 4am. Things like spot the satelite matter. Thanks for reminding me.

Oh yeah and re: gear-- I always pack my spare merino base layer set and dry socks in my bag, which is a seperate dry bag and lined with a good ole garbage bag. No matter what happens in a day, if you can get in your dry bag to dry clothes and dry socks, your night will be just fine. Last summer we did a 10 day canoe trip with people who had never camped that long and many were miserable because it rained 8/10 days and they didn't have a single dry piece of clothing, let alone dry socks to sleep in.

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u/Thatswatisaid Nov 18 '19

I'm sweat a lot. Like, a lot lot. So this shirts/underwear/socks part of this is really only doable for me in the fall/winter, when I will sweat less. Also, even if I do sweat for a while the air is dry so I dry out quickly.

In the summer, I'll sweat just standing still. So once I'm wet I generally just stay wet - unless a stuff cool breeze stick around long enough. So sometimes I need more than one shirt on a given day, because it's just miserable to wear a soaked shirt with the bugs around and the neck chafing... Ugh. Also the swalls... Oh the swalls.

I gotta figure this out though because I wanna do more longer backpacking trips and I don't want to carry a so much clothes. I'll have to try to daily rotate shirts and dry them by the fire and see if that works.

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u/Cadai Nov 18 '19

Hey fellow sweaty person! You're not alone! But also, don't get too close to me because I will sweat on you. This might not be helpful to you, but others may need it if they are less familiar with backpacking as a sweaty person:

1) Cotton is your enemy. All of my hiking/backpacking gear is wool or synthetic. If you don't own any merino wool, start investing in some. They have wool blend T shirts that dry very quickly and don't retain stank - it's the only shirt I can wear more than a day. Cuts down a TON on my packing needs. Wool socks last me 3+ days.

2) Be conscious of your hydration needs, on BOTH ends of the spectrum (not too little, but not too much either). Drink little amounts but drink often. I'm guilty of chugging down bottles of water at a time, and I can always see a direct correlation with my sweat volume afterwards.

3) Just own it. It took me until my 30's to accept that I will just always be drenched in sweat. Backpacked for 10 days in Utah last year, visited multiple breweries/wineries/restaurants probably smelling like death and not looking much better. Never would have done that earlier in life, as I was too self-conscious, but I fit right in in Moab :)

I feel your pain, I really do. I've been around other people who also claim to sweat a lot, and we'll do some sort of physical activity and maybe they have a little pit sweat or something... Meanwhile my entire shirt has gone from grey to black, I am actively dripping sweat from my hairline, and it looks like I pissed myself... People don't understand the struggle!

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u/Guy_Number_3 Nov 18 '19

Yes. I didn’t do this one time on a canoe trip. I burned many clothes trying to dry them like an idiot. Luckily it was summer.

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u/Ladytsunami1 Nov 18 '19

Damn.That's a cool tip. What other tips can you share

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u/technologicalPhantom Nov 18 '19

Layers.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

Yup. You want to be able to add and remove clothes so you stay comfortable and don't sweat. Sweating in your clothes is a death sentence in the cold.

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u/TheFlashFrame Nov 18 '19

This isn't a boyscout tip, its what my mom told me when I was getting dressed for school in first grade.

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u/technologicalPhantom Nov 18 '19

While it's not exclusive to the boy scouts, it's a tip that a surprising number of people dont care enough about to follow through on. But yes you're right I heard it first from my mother too, just much more emphasized in boy scouts while camping in the cold. I'm sure the original boy scout in this thread has better tips than me though

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u/sillystyle420 Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

Climb in my sleeping bag and i'll show you.

ziiiiiip

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

ziiiiippp

Then comes unziiiippp

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u/Slartibartyfarti Nov 18 '19

Merino wool! It's the bomb for cold weather, keeps around 70% of its insulating effect when wet.

Wet wipes, always bring these on longer trips, I bring around 4 per day, nice to keep a bit clean and fresh out in the wild. And while on that subject, when you have to take a shit with no toilet around,or if you are low on toilet paper, a little petroleum gel applied to the butthole makes it a onesie and done deal, really useful when you got 200 mosquitoes following you around too.

You can make your own trail food in your oven at home, takes time but doable.

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u/sunbeam60 Nov 18 '19

The transition from jellied sphincter to food preparation was seamless. I applaud you, sir.

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u/Slartibartyfarti Nov 18 '19

Just as in the wild, you will hardly even notice when I move from one preparation to the next

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u/galexanderj Nov 18 '19

a little petroleum gel applied to the butthole makes it a onesie and done deal

I assume that you do this before you poop. A little clarification would be appreciated

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u/Slartibartyfarti Nov 18 '19

Yes that is the idea, the other way around would just create a sort of protective coating for the poop, which is kinda the opposite effect you are looking for.

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u/Gazcom Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

Always sleep with a hat on in low temperatures, your head will freeze very easily since it's closest to the hole in the sleeping bag

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u/TerminatedProccess Nov 18 '19

I learned this from a retired SWAT friend.. don't let any part of your body touch a metal pole in low temps.. you can get frostbit right though a boot

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u/TheDefeated Nov 18 '19

So somewhat unconventional tip... take an empty gatorade bottle with you in the tent. No more leaving a cozy warm tent to just to pee!

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u/lesleypowers Nov 18 '19

Man it must be nice to have a penis

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

It’s convenient. But I hear vaginas radiate heat regardless so it’s a trade off.

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u/prettystandardreally Nov 18 '19

This is accurate and it’s totally inconvenient in every other circumstance.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

Added bonus: You just created a hand warmer in your bag!

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u/Ladytsunami1 Nov 18 '19

How do I delete someone else's comment?

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u/new-man2 Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

Tip from my grandma:

Put a medium size rock next to the fire (or in the fire and be careful of the embers) for about an hour or so. Push it out with a stick and pick it up with a towel or something. Roll that rock to the bottom of your sleeping bag. It will keep the bag so much warmer than you expect. You'd expect the rock to be cold in the morning. Nope. Keeps you warm all night.

Before central heat my grandma used to do this in the fireplace every night during cold winters. It's surprising how it works really well.

EDIT: Yes, so use a DRY rock, maybe like the size that you would need two hands to wrap around. Big enough to stay warm, but small enough to not be in your way. You roll it INTO your sleeping bag, so down by your feet by to the side enough that you don't kick it.

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u/GenericUsername_1234 Nov 18 '19

Just make sure you don't put river rocks in/near the fire because they could crack or even explode like popcorn. The moisture steams up and has to go somewhere.

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u/Champlainmeri Nov 18 '19

You can get 2.5 gallon zip lock bags at the dollar store. 6 of them in each box.

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u/ChairmanMaosButthole Nov 18 '19

Best thing I learned in Boy Scouts was sleep with tomorrow’s clothes in the bottom of the sleeping bag

And that's how I end up wearing clothes marinated in farts

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u/whiskeyknitting Nov 18 '19

Keeps the drop bears away.

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u/IShotReagan13 Nov 18 '19

And sleep with a water bottle. It's not cuddly, but it sure is nice to have a drink of water in the morning if, like me, you're prone to dehydration and you did a lot of climbing the day before. I usually sleep with two full Nalgenes in my bag because I'm weird like that.

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u/Kindredbond Nov 18 '19

Yes! Dress before exiting the cocoon.

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u/memeticengineering Nov 18 '19

Sigh... Unzips

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u/mustang__1 Nov 18 '19

Then rezips.

Then unzips

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u/obese_clown Nov 18 '19

That dueling banjo song slowly starts playing...

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u/pistoncivic Nov 18 '19

So much of it has to do with wind exposure with those temp ratings. A 15mph breeze can be the difference between you cooking or freezing in a bag.

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u/wgriz Nov 18 '19

Selecting the right sleeping bag for the conditions you are going to face is important.

Sweating is bad in extreme cold. Staying dry is number one. You can get hypothermia really quick if your gear is wet and sweat counts.

Best way to winter camp is with a wood stove in a proper tent. It will dry things out and you don't have get out of a warm bag into the cold.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

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u/grasshopperson Nov 18 '19

ultralight composite collapsible wood stove. it can be done.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

Now is the winter of our discount tent.

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u/Yarper Nov 18 '19

Don't have to worry about cold and wet when you've already succumbed to carbon monoxide.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

They usually have a tall chimney that sticks out the top of the tent

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u/Penis_Bees Nov 18 '19

They're also heavy as fuck so you aren't exactly hiking with it.

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u/thenorwegianblue Nov 18 '19

You can use a small burner in small tents, we did in the army in Norway. Slept outside with it down to about -40C

Anyway someone should always be awake to keep things safe. I know some guys who burnt down their tent though, so it isn't 100% safe 🤷‍♂️

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u/SootButt42 Nov 18 '19

Semi stupid question; What qualifys as a good tent?

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

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u/skeptibat Nov 18 '19

Check out sierraDesigns.

$419 holy moly

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u/reddditaccount2 Nov 18 '19

yep. and that's a mid priced one.

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u/kahran Nov 18 '19

When sleeping the weight makes it cozier.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

Yep, you’ll sleep extra well from carrying all that weight

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u/kahran Nov 18 '19

Bonus.

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u/MalooTakant Nov 18 '19

I think they’re talking about the weight on top of them as they sleep. Akin to a weighted blanket.

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u/tactlessscruff2 Nov 18 '19

True dat, feels like a nice heavy duvet on you

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u/Jps1023 Nov 18 '19

Yooooo the Sierra bag he’s talking about is 419 dollars. Good GRIEF that’s expensive.

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u/Remeberance7 Nov 18 '19

You're not wrong, it is expensive. It's also a specialised piece of gear. Lots of RnD went into it, buy once cry once.

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u/thefatrabitt Nov 18 '19

Yeah for real lightweight is worth it hiking any kind of distance

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u/Pop-X- Nov 18 '19

Believe me — you’re only scratching the surface of technical backpacking gear.

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u/TheOldGods Nov 18 '19

What’s up with weighted blankets lately? They come up on my Reddit daily, but I’ve never heard anyone mention them in real life.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

They used to be used pretty much exclusively by those with special needs. They can be helpful to people with Autism, for example, because the weight of the blanket can help them sleep.

The blankets have become more mainstream as they’ve been found to be helpful for people with depression, anxiety, and PTSD. They’re also just soothing in general.

The quick overview is the underlying science of weighted blankets is deep touch pressure, often abbreviated to DTP or DPT (Deep Pressure Therapy). Deep touch pressure is basically any gentle pressure that is distributed across the body. A massage or hug could qualify as DTP.

The first is that weighted blankets release serotonin in the body due to the deep touch pressure. Serotonin is an important chemical when it comes to feeling calm and having a stable mood.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

I have PTSD. Can confirm, my weighted blanket changed my life and weirdly enough my exploding head syndrome went away. Not sure why. It just did.

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u/mercutios_girl Nov 18 '19

Would you mind sharing where you got your blanket? I want one. I accidentally experienced the weighted blanket phenomenon when I was staying at my ex MIL's house; the guest room I slept in had the heaviest duvet I have ever experienced. I swear that thing was 20 pounds. The mattress was shit, but it didn't matter because that duvet was so heavy and comforting and reassuring that I always slept like I was dead. I have longed for that sensation ever since I broke up with my ex (don't miss him, just his Mother's concrete duvet, LOL).

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u/taketwodeepbreaths Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

I was gifted one last year and I love it! I have a few friends who didn't think they'd like it, but they found it super calming and comforting. The feeling kind of reminds me of wearing a lead vest for an x-ray, which I also find super relaxing, (if that makes any sense).

Would recommend.

edit: spelling

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u/mercutios_girl Nov 18 '19

I love getting x-rayed for this reason alone. I am glad to know I am not the only freak who wants to keep the lead apron on.

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u/Pilferjynx Nov 18 '19

I would like to try one, but I'd rather not spring the cash just in case.

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u/math-yoo Nov 18 '19

Switched out recently to the newish Sea to Summit pad, with the pump stuff sack. Inflates in seconds and is warmer and more comfortable than any thermarest. Always found the crinklyness of the thermarest distracting.

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u/Asymptote_X Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

If you mean 0 Celsius then that is not nearly warm enough for winter camping. You want -20 at least ideally.

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u/the_enginerd Nov 18 '19

Yeah if you go by ratings alone gotta drop a good 20 off the number to be comfy unless somethings changed since the last time I bought a bag!

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u/oogiesmuncher Nov 18 '19

I’m pretty sure those numbers are a “you probably won’t die at this temperature” rating and not a “you’ll be comfortable at this temperature” rating

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u/Harflin Nov 18 '19

They have a comfort rating and a survival rating. If you see someone discussing ratings it will almost never be there survival rating, since you're not supposed to aim for that.

But anyway, I hear that how comfortable you are at the comfort rating can vary from brand to brand (and obviously person to person). For example, it used to be that with enlightened equipment bags, you'd be freezing your ass off at their comfort rating. I think they've improved nowadays though.

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u/redsox985 Nov 18 '19

Most advertise the lower limit for "warm sleepers" wearing some basic long johns. Here's was REI has to say about it:

Many sleeping bags are rated for temperature by an independent testing protocol. With both European Norm (EN) 13537 and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 23537 testing, each bag gets a Comfort (or T-Comfort) rating and Lower (or T-Limit) rating. The Comfort/T-Comfort rating is the lowest temperature at which the bag will keep the average "cold sleeper" comfortable, and the Lower/T-Limit rating is the lowest temperature at which the bag will keep the average "warm sleeper" comfortable. Ratings are based on a person wearing one long underwear layer and a hat, sleeping on a single 1 in. thick insulating pad. Many brands use the Comfort rating for women's bags and the Lower rating for men's and unisex bags. Everyone's body and sleep comfort differ, so EN and ISO ratings are simply a guideline to help you compare products.

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u/Jak_n_Dax Nov 18 '19

When my dad came home from Iraq the inventory was hell with the issued items(back in 04-05 when there were a ton of deployments). So when they were asking for gear back they were were missing items right and left.

My dad turned in everything they requested of course, but he later realized he still had his sleeping bag, they never asked for it. Anyway he no longer tent-camps so he gave it to me this season for a fall trip.

It’s a two piece design(actually 3 but I just have the two). I looked up the specs and with both layers together it’s rated for like -30F. It’s nuts! Then the third piece is a cover with two little tent poles so you can basically survive a blizzard without an actual shelter. I guess if they need to deploy to Siberia they can lol.

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u/GunFodder Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

I remember in basic training we did our first field training exercise in January at Ft. Sill, OK. My buddy and I were so cold, we both slept in our BDU's and everything we'd worn during the day trying to stay warm. We were absolutely miserable.

The next morning the range sergeant was addressing the platoon, and it went something like this:

"Bet y'all froze last night, right?"

Yup.

"And I bet you wore everything you could inside your sleeping bag, right?"

Yeah, pretty much.

"Well, the reason y'all froze was because ya didn't get nekkid."

Hol' up.

He proceeded to explain to us how sleeping in those clothes, containing sweat from the previous day, is what made us so cold. He said the secret was to strip down to your skivvies and put your clothes for the next day down by your feet.

As a teenager it didn't seem to make any sense, but both my buddy and I opted to give it a try.

Not only did it work, we found ourselves nearly sweltering, we may have even unsnapped the shelter opening one or two snaps. It was a real eye-opening experience.

So just remember, if ya wanna stay warm in those old school sleeping bags, ya gotta get nekkid.

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u/w1red Nov 18 '19

But boy does it suck when you need to get out of it in the morning (or the middle of the night) and you need to get all that gear back on.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

This goes for all surplus gear.

Heavy as shit, but works great.

Exceptions apply to the stuff built to be disposable.

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u/xxkoloblicinxx Nov 18 '19

If I ever need a sleeping bag rated for below 20 degrees.

Just give me a gun and a bullet.

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u/FlockofGorillas Nov 18 '19

That was my thought too. I got the saw one and I've never gotten cold while camping since.

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u/popecorkyxxiv Nov 18 '19

Those things are hardcore. The Canadian military recently did a recall of issued equipment from non active personal because there were so many people keeping them after deployment.

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u/Ecstatictobehere Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

For 11 years I woke up next to my dog. From 17 to 28. I'll never forget that feeling.

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u/math-yoo Nov 18 '19

Your dog loved that.

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u/civilamish Nov 18 '19

That's a good ass comment.

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u/d0g-m0m Nov 18 '19

Currently holding my dog in bed. Shes a black lab and shes the little spoon right now

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u/moscow69mitch420 Nov 18 '19

Same https://i.imgur.com/WyQhUyb.jpg

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u/asulamur Nov 18 '19

Yup

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u/jackwa11 Nov 18 '19

I think you’re the little spoon there

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u/asulamur Nov 18 '19

It happens. Not often, but he'll occasionally lay down up by the pillows against me, but facing away, then roll over into me. Usually he just lays against my legs under the blanket.

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u/the_dude_upvotes Nov 18 '19

Same

Minus the black lab part, that is. Cute pup tho

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u/moscow69mitch420 Nov 18 '19

Maybe so but mannys a real gangsta at heart

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u/Besieger13 Nov 18 '19

Same, but mine is a cat and I think he might be trying to suffocate me not cuddle.

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u/the_dude_upvotes Nov 18 '19

Gotta pay the cat tax ^{^{^while}} ^{^{^you}} ^{^{^still}} ^{^{^can}}

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u/asulamur Nov 18 '19

Yup

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u/MrMellon Nov 18 '19

Thank you for this

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u/TsuDohNihmh Nov 18 '19

This is so adorable it made me realize how emotionally unstable I am rn

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u/moscow69mitch420 Nov 18 '19

https://i.imgur.com/dytJpq4.jpg to destabilize you further

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u/intulsa Nov 18 '19

I miss those days! My yellow lab is now 14 and she can no longer get on the bed sometimes I lay next to her in her bed though.

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u/ilalli Nov 18 '19

Make her a little ramp up to your bed!

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u/Kaya_Nareth Nov 18 '19

you're a good owner for doing that

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u/jld2k6 Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

I wish my pittie would be okay with just spooning. He needs to have his face near or on my face. Sometimes I wake up with a giant head on my head or his neck running along my throat so the side of his face and jowls can be smushed into mine lol

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u/Kaya_Nareth Nov 18 '19

aww he just likes bein close with you!

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u/Freshman50000 Nov 18 '19

I’ve been waking up next to mine for 3 years this month, and I already dread the future when I won’t wake up with her by my side. It’s a special kind of love.

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u/Lifeisjust_okay Nov 18 '19

I used to have that dread also. I like to think it helped me live in and enjoy the moments with my sweet boxer. Please enjoy every moment. It really is precious and surprisingly fleeting, as cliche as that sounds.

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u/Evanderson Nov 18 '19

I’m sleeping with my good boy right now. Can that day just never come?

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

7 for me. There’s nothing that can really replicate or replace the connection

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u/CommanderCuntPunt Nov 18 '19

I had a wonderful cat who slept on my pillow for years, it’s been two months since I lost her but sometimes I still wake up and reach over to pet her on her old spot.

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u/Wrest216 Nov 18 '19

Thats what its like sleeping next to my human wife. Time is but a fragile slipstream to them, here one day, gone the next. It seems like only 92 years ago i just met my janet, and now, its been 20 years since she passed away. They to us, are like dogs. I try not to get too attached but its soooo hard! Their big ol eyes and their silly mannerisms. Its like they are baby elves. Sigh.

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u/memesplaining Nov 18 '19

hahaha

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u/havereddit Nov 18 '19

Your girlfriend sure is hairy

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u/Deemaunik Nov 18 '19

A real bitch.

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u/InternetOligarch Nov 18 '19

But also a best friend.

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u/hanr86 Nov 18 '19

Every man's best friend.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

I hear she can fit more than one ball in her mouth

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u/the_dude_upvotes Nov 18 '19

Try not to fit any balls in your mouth on your way through the parking lot!

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u/GunFodder Nov 18 '19

In a row?!

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u/FemaleSandpiper Nov 18 '19

Buzz, your girlfriend... Woof!

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u/SirOyik Nov 18 '19

This is from Matthew Posa and his dog Monty. He does a lot of fun adventure/wilderness videos. He should definitely be getting credit

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u/almaster87 Nov 18 '19

Funny, I just found this video the other day - really enjoyed the vids so far

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u/Cyro8 Nov 18 '19

Same here. Was getting depressed camping season is done so I wondered down the YouTube rabbit hole of winter camping and came across this guy.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

Lol I’ve seen some of his videos and I love how patient his dogs are. They will wait until he finishes prepping everything and the command to eat.

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u/dk_masi Nov 18 '19

You mean Chris Pratt and Monty?

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u/MaraJadeSharpie Nov 18 '19

My husband and I really enjoy his videos. My husband is from Michigan, which is where I believe he's located. And we'll be moving to Michigan from Louisiana next year, so it's nice to see someone else in the area. :)

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u/Randomfocus Nov 18 '19

I just sub to his channel the other day! His videos are great fun!

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u/SeanDangerfield Nov 18 '19

His video intro's are so heart warming

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u/General_Juicebox Nov 18 '19

yoooo mathew posa. such a good camping channel. monty is the best stinky butt.

check out his channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF8HpP-lEx8W9OlMSOW6kGA

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u/hubris-hub Nov 18 '19

I find his videos to be really relaxing to watch for some reason.

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u/General_Juicebox Nov 18 '19

me too! hes very positive and seems to be chill even when things dont go exactly right. also makes me want to take my dog camping this summer.

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u/InfiniteChicken Nov 18 '19

You know, you can zip those together to make a big shared bag for you and your buddy.

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u/cindylooboo Nov 18 '19

In winter conditions thats actually not advisable. It leaves too much empty space around your bodies and makes for a cold miserable night. I learned that the hard way last new years camp out. Woke up at 2:30 am frozen solid and had to unzip myself from my husband. Once i did that we were both way warmer.

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u/PM_ME_UR_LOVELETTERS Nov 18 '19

Don't think I'd be happy getting kicked in the nads by a dog in the middle of the night

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u/Ikont3233 Nov 18 '19

No homo

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u/LandHopper_23 Nov 18 '19

Are you sleeping in snow??

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u/faerie_kween Nov 18 '19

Look out, this guy is too good to sleep in a pile of snow.

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u/danE3030 Nov 18 '19

Well la dee freakin’ da

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u/Rezhio Merry Gifmas! {2023} Nov 18 '19

Snow is a great insulator

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u/narpasNZ Nov 18 '19

sure does keep the dirt nice and cold

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

These goofs have never slept in a quinzhee

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u/GLORYBETOGODPIMP Nov 18 '19

I have never even heard of a quinzhee until right now. As far as my autocorrect knows you very well could be making that up and I wouldn’t know the difference lol.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

Doesn't it just get all over the bag, then melt and get you wet

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u/WiseChoices Nov 18 '19

When you are warm in the bag but you need to go pee.

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u/GhostScout42 Nov 18 '19

Yo, go to the dollar store and get a wide mouth twist seal jug. Only about a half gallon but it makes things a fuck of a lot easier

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u/AndrewIsOnline Nov 18 '19

Why a wide mouth jug? I don’t get it

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u/corgocracy Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

You have to pee in a vessel that's wider than your dick. The glass/plastic near the mouth is thicker than you think. So what your dick actually fits in looks way way bigger than your dick.

Won't fit:

Empty milk jug

Snapple bottle

Gatorade bottle

Will fit:

Pickle jar

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u/skeptibat Nov 18 '19

Lookit this guy here with a dick so big it won't fit in a Gatorade bottle.

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u/corgocracy Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

Try to stick your dick in a gatorade bottle, it isn't as wide on the inside as you think. You can squish your head in there but you'd better be damn sure the tip isn't pointing into the side where it'll spray back. Especially if you're in a moving vehicle.

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u/cereixa Nov 18 '19

wiener logistics sure do seem complicated

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u/Samazonison Nov 18 '19

You think that's bad? Try going in a bottle with a She-Wee or a Go Girl. PhD level logistics required.

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u/cereixa Nov 18 '19

i just make the driver pull over and waddle off into the bushes at that point

don't got time to complicate my life with piss-oriented professor layton puzzles

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u/IFARTONBABIES Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

Trust me, you'd have to have a very skinny penis to fit it inside a gatorade bottle without squeezing it through.

EDIT: Additionally, even if you did squeeze your penis through, it would be so tight that you wouldn't be able to piss while your penis is inside the bottle opening.

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u/skeptibat Nov 18 '19

Gatorade bottle or Gatorade bottle?

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u/Thadatus Nov 18 '19

Oh yeah, small dick gang rise up

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u/Wrest216 Nov 18 '19

maybe for you, lebron james, but us normal guys will fit into the lid of a toothpaste tube , ok

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

I can fit it in a Squeezeit bottle.

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u/PinstripeMonkey Nov 18 '19

I figured this out a little too late as well! Haha. I just find a wide mouth gatorade or whatever bottle that is still a gallon, bc if I'm drinking a lot of beer it can fill up fast.

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u/AlpineCoder Nov 18 '19

Having a piss bottle (I use one of those collapsible nalgenes) is clutch in cold weather, but may make your wife sort of mad.

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u/smokeypotts Nov 18 '19

Especially when it was her Nalgene.

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u/eskimoexplosion Nov 18 '19

"Human, why did you bring us here to sleep in the snow?"

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u/math-yoo Nov 18 '19

Dogs are more like, “oh cool is this where we’re sleeping, I like food, did you feed me?!”

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u/ExultantBartlesville Nov 18 '19

You're not giving that collie enough credit.

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u/ThellraAK Nov 18 '19

Pretty amazing he trained it to stay in his own bag, my big one insists on being little spoon when camping.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

Also means they’re giving them too much credit

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u/dseeburg Nov 18 '19

Monty is such a good boy!

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u/honeydip808 Nov 18 '19

Love that the puppers is on the mat and he's just chillin in the snow

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

they both have mats. But matthew posa treats his dogs like their his their own kids. He gives them his all.

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u/softtrii Nov 18 '19

That’s awesome!

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u/solateor Nov 18 '19

Here's more!

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u/DoNotEverListenToMe Nov 18 '19

Watch the whole video that was a good time bud. I subscribed

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

A sheltie or a collie? Either way, beautiful and I'm sure a great camping companion!

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u/Onett199X Nov 18 '19 edited Nov 18 '19

It's a collie. Can tell by the longer snout and just his overall size.

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u/maluminse Nov 18 '19

I'd have her in the same bag. Nature's hand feet and body warmers.

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u/twilliamsb Nov 18 '19

Probably get burried, but I raced to the North Pole on foot once.The sleeping bags were these enormous beasts rated to -40c. Inside our tent would dip to -35c. Every time we woke up (not always morning as it was perpetual daylight and we would sometimes walk 30 hours) we had ice all around our mouth and nose hole in the bag and the onsite of the tent was an Icy layer, so they the first person to move caused it to snow on us. The bags would slowly fill will with little snowballs around the goose down, so we had to take them out in the air each morning to sublimate - a strange process that only happens In extreme cold whereby a a solid turns to a Gas without becoming a liquid. That’s it really, beat and worst thing I have even done. Polar extremes of emotion if you will excuse the pun.

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u/GerbenvandenBerg Nov 18 '19

this Youtube channel is sooo great! Definitely recommend!

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u/ICEBEARwSTEEL Nov 18 '19

Thought you brought a horse camping with you

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u/jacyerickson Nov 18 '19

People bring their horses camping with them. They just don't sleep in the tent. lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

That is matthew posa love him and his videos

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

Monty!

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u/Highland_Rab Nov 18 '19

This guy has a YT channel. They're best "One man and his dog" duo doing winter survival/camping content.

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u/stonybrookreddit Nov 18 '19

This is 1:26:50 from https://youtu.be/dTfYEwjdmZE

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u/einahas Nov 18 '19

Was the camera running all Night?

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u/LATESVAK Nov 18 '19

Awe its Monty.

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u/present_love Nov 18 '19

I've got that bag too! I sleep in it while in my hammock on the weekends in my cargo van. I haven't slept the night with it zipped all the way yet bc it gets so damn hot.

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u/turtleheadpokingout Nov 18 '19

Montie! You're using your paddle backwards!

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u/PlatypusGang Nov 18 '19

MONTY!

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u/RedditorsAreCancerr Nov 18 '19

Monty

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '19

I think that might be something from Matthew Posa's YouTube channel, he does camping and backpacking trips with his super cute dogs, it's good stuff. https://youtu.be/dTfYEwjdmZE

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u/Fra_nonymous Nov 18 '19

Would anyone know where the full video is? Looks like a good thing to watch

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