[pct-l] Sleep aids

[Edward Anderson]

I agree, especially, with #3. I find my self-inflating air mattress to be very comfortable. I like that I can adjust the firmness by simply adding a puff or two, or three. Mine measures 47" x 22" x 1.5". It is lightweight and very small when deflated and returned to its sack. I have never had a puncture during my four season ride of the PCT. I'm just careful not to lay it on anything sharp.

Question: I might have met you during my 2008 ride a few miles south of the turn-off from the PCT to Horseshoe Meadows. I had met a man wearing a kilt and I think that might have been his trail name. Was that you?

MendoRider-Hiker



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 From: Marvin and Shirley Barg <barg at shaw.ca>
To: Pct-L at backcountry.net 
Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sleep aids
 

All good suggestions to which I add:
1. Sometimes an adequate dose of pain medication before bedtime (when tossing and turning is related to aches and pains)
2. Regarding not fighting getting up to pee, even better, get a pee bottle...
3. Sometimes a thin matt just doesn't cut it. For an ounce or two more, get a blow-up mattress, eg. the NeoAir.
4. Watch nutrition before bedtime. Eating a simple carb can jump start increased metabolism just when you need REM sleep to kick in. Choose complex carbs or cheese etc. Going to bed hungry also is not helpful because as your blood sugar drops during sleep, your pancreas may dump in some glucagon causing a metabolic surge.
Cheers
Grampa Kilt
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