[pct-l] Keeping a VERY skinny guy warm in SoCAL

[gwtmp01 at mac.com]

On Jan 9, 2007, at 4:20 AM, Paul Mitchell wrote:

> The first thing I'm worried about is that one of these guys is very  
> skinny.
> I mean, roughly zero percent body fat.  He hates the cold, and  
> because he
> has no insulation, he gets cold easy.  I know how cold it can get  
> in SoCal,
> so I need to make sure we get him enough layers to be warm at night.

An nice warm balaclava.

> Any other suggestions from hikers who tend to get cold?  Since  
> these guys
> are only on the trail for two weeks, there's no time to make gear  
> changes so
> we need to get it right from the start.

Heat up a liter of water, pour it into a nalgene (or other bottle  
that isn't
affected by almost boiling water), bring it into your sleeping bag  
with you.
Don't try this with plain old bottled-water bottles or soda bottles.


Gary Wright (Radar)