[pct-l] Sleeping Bag - For Hot Sleeper

Sun Mar 7 20:53:29 CST 2010

David, 

It is interesting that you find it best to save your largest meal for dinner.  In 2006, I began my thru-hike with this plan, but soon found (about the time I hit KM) that I preferred my biggest meal during the lunch hour and my lunch meal at my last meal before I finally settled down to searching for a campsite in the evening.  Once I setup camp, I than had my evening snacks.  The idea behind having the biggest meal (which was the only meal I typically cooked on the stove) was that it provided me with the additional fuel for the 15-18 miles I typically did after lunch.  Additionally, it provided me with good reason to stop for an hour or so mid-day to enjoy a break to cook and eat.  I found that I did not always want to take the time to cook when I got to camp as I usually spent 60-90 minutes with my journaling once I got camp setup. 

I guess our bodies will let us know what works best for each of us. 

Elevator 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ellzey" <david at xpletive.com> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Sunday, March 7, 2010 5:33:32 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sleeping Bag - For Hot Sleeper 

Its more than just the last meal of the day, you will need to learn to eat as you hike throughout the day too. Trust me, after a few weeks the "hiker hunger" will slowly descend upon you anyhow and you'll be fixated on eating. Hell, you won't really be thinking of much anything else. Until then force yourself to eat small meals or snacks throughout the day, saving your largest meal for dinner. There are tons of options for eating while hiking so it shouldn't slow you down much. If fact, toward the end of the day that investment in eating will keep you going much stronger. 

BigToe 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kathi [mailto:pogo at pctwalker.com] 
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 5:13 PM 
To: David Ellzey 
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sleeping Bag - For Hot Sleeper 

I have never thought of that. I don't have the problem of being cold 
before sleep when just camping. I can't stand chocolate (I know I am a 
nut... and I've been thrown out of the girl's club :p ) but I think next 
time I will eat something just before bed. I sometimes rely on a late 
lunch and that's probably not enough. I don't always skip meals, just 
some times when I've pushed myself too hard. 

Thanks for the insight! 
Kathi 

David Ellzey wrote: 
> Kathi, 
> 
> I am going to venture that you are experiencing a issue with glucose, not a problem with your sleeping system. Have you ever experienced (or seen) how some new marathon runners will get shivers after finishing the race, even on a relatively warm day? This is due to the body effectively being out of fuel and shutting down until it can metabolize more from digestion or fat reserves. 
> 
> Once you have rested a while, your glucose levels rise and you warm back up. 
> 
> The prevention is to keep a steady fuel supply going in you, also your body will learn to adapt to the stress over time. The wrong thing to do is skip a meal because you are too tired, always make time for fuel! 
> 
> Oh, and eating a bar of dark chocolate right as you crawl into your bag will do wonders to warm you up too. 
> 
> BigToe 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Kathi 
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 8:24 AM 
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
> Subject: [pct-l] Sleeping Bag - For Hot Sleeper 
> 
> Hello List, 
> Hope you are all able to enjoy some of this beautiful weather (at least 
> it is in Sacramento, CA)... 
> 
> For years I've been struggling with getting the right sleeping bag or 
> combo of clothing/bag. On cold nights when I get in my bag I am 
> generally freezing. Especially my feet, it doesn't seem to matter if I 
> am wearing socks, long johns or what ever... I just can't get warm for 
> about the first hour. If I wear clothing it makes that time longer 
> because I think I'm heating my clothes and not letting my sleeping bag 
> loft do it's job of trapping my heat. Once I get to sleep I wake up 
> about an hour later just burning up. I sleep VERY hot once asleep... I 
> am my man's own personal little electric blanket. :) 
> 
> I generally sleep in a 30º bag because the others are way to hot for me 
> even when the weather dips into the teens. So my thought for thru-hiking 
> was maybe to take some hand warmers and throw them in my bag on cold 
> nights before I get in to kinda warm things up. Those little things 
> aren't necessarily light weight so I'm not sure about that. Are there 
> any other hot sleepers out there? What do you do? Just suffer through 
> the cold until you are asleep? I was thinking of just suffering and 
> taking a back up hand warmer just in case I was really having a problem 
> I could use it. 
> 
> Suggestions greatly appreciated! 
> Thanks, 
> Kathi 
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