Rolling up in a tarp over your sleeping bag cuts the wind and keeps you warmer. A piece of Reflectix under your sleeping pad helps too. Don’t drink alcohol, urinate as soon as you feel your bladder is full. Every minute with a full bladder robs your body of heat, keeping your urine warm.
True words. So far I have NEVER needed my arctic sleeping bag, because my jungle sleeping bag kit is warm enough for winters in the UK. I have a thermal mattress, a liner, and a goretex bivvy. The combination of three layers and a mattress has resulted in a JUNGLE sleeping bag being good enough down to about freezing point
Two sleeping bags definitively works, might be important to consider bag size so they dont flatten each other (always keep the loft), but the army loves that config because the « two bags system»is versatile and keeps you warm
I have slept warm with just a Rumpl, a cotton sheet and an army Wool Blanket. I also had a foam/air sleeping pad that was very warm, has an R value of 4 which makes a huge difference. At 19 degrees
The idea of a layered sleeping system is long established. I carry sealed sheets for shelter, layering. I carry at least two items of insulation, down, synthetic or wool. I also use a gortex bivy. And a $2 mylar heat reflective blanket. The mylar is a layer above my bivy sack. I use it during -20c or less. The mylar blanket lays underneath a final shelter layer. I eat my dinner an hour before I sleep. My current sleep system is a 0c mummy bag and a 0c quilt, both down. Lightweight and easy to pack. About $200 for both. More versatile than a single item polar bag.
In basic, I used to sleep in my sleeping bag over my bed covers. Later on it was so cold that I slept in both. And I know this going to piss everyone off but I was cold at Ft. Benning. Later on during the cycle, I would sleep cozily in both bags. My DS didn't saying anything because we all just got up on time and did our shit right. I just want to know why is it bad to sleep in both.
Because he’s a civilian, and may not know how the military operates. I’m a Marine vet. Our sleep bags were designed to keep down the weight for humping/rucking, and the thinner, summer bag inserted into the thicker winter bag compounds the insulation effectively. Not every utuber knows everything lol. Don’t take my word for it either. You can do a little research on it easily.
Have a good air mattress or sleeping pad. I sleep cold, so I use an insulated air mattress and a zero-degree bag. I use a sleeping-bag liner, which takes me down about five degrees colder. In addition, I use two Jon-E-Warmers, one by my feet and one near my femoral arteries.
I use sheepskin rug as mattress for camping. Have not tried the mattress made from synthetic materials, but I bet it’s lighter, easier to clean and easier to pack in bag
As a boyscout we only camped in the winter. Usually in snow. I was cold for a year then next year I got a better bag. Then I used a wool blanket inside the bag. In the extreme cold I used a hand warmer in a sock. Handwarmer can be a game changer. They cost like $15 and fuel only cost a few dollars for a few seasons. The coils last 2years.
@@EldritchCloak If you have a really good sleeping bag rated for winter then yes. It works as a shell that can bump up the rating of your sleeping bag. I've seen sleeping bags rated for 0 degrees that were still cold in 32 degree temperatures. When I used the bivy it was comfortable with no cold feet. Without it...well having cold feet sucked.
you can use two sleeping bags - just use one as a sleeping bag and one open as a quilt over the top. No need to buy a quilt just to use it over a sleeping bag :)
I have a Therm-a-rest 0 Questar with a Xtherm pad. I also have a down blanket and Sea To Summit Reactor liner. I was considering buying the Eddie Bauer Karakoram -30 Sleeping Bag since I am planning to go backpacking in sub zero temps - plus it's on sale for $399. Glad I found this video, but I'm still wrestling with my decision...
In Michigan winter, I slept in a trailer with no heat in a thin sleeping bag and a quilt, which really made the difference because I was toasty and warm.
Here’s a tip, get a 100% wool blanket.. light a fire and put the coals underneath your wood shelter, your wool blanket will not burn and you will be toasty all night.. trying doing that with your fancy polyester bag.
If you don’t have the extra quilt, or under mattress, there is always the option of foliage. However, one trick I utilize is spreading your campfire coals out the length of your bedding, and allow them to burn at least an hour to warm the ground. Then shift the coals back to your campfire, and voilá! A warm spot to sleep on.
I plan on car camping in CO mid winter. I purchased a 600 down sleeping bag from Cabela’s for $290, not sure if it’s worth it. Guess I’ll find out soon.
I bring some hand warmers and throw them in the bottom of the bag. They are about an ounce per warmer and good quality ones last 6-8hours. I do have a -5 degree bag, but for most trips my 25 degree bag + warmers works out significantly lighter and is much more packable. If I expect negative temps every night and the trip is sufficiently long then the warmer bag makes more sense.
If you can keep them both lofty, then yeah. The problem is that the sleeping bag inside the second sleeping bag would be very squished and wouldn't have much loft. I'm sure it's warmer than one bag by itself, it's just not efficient enough to really have it be useful.
It depends. Sleeping bags might fit some people quite tightly. Then there wouldn't be enough room for a second one. For me it actually just fills the extra space, which makes it so much wormer. But I'm just putting a very lightweight 14°C/57°F down sleeping bag into a -2°C/30°F down sleeping bag. This system kept me very worm down to -10°C/14°F. I could test it any lower since it doesn't get that cold where I live.
My 180$ Husky has everything that your fancy 800$ bag doesn't have. Affordable, -28°C rating, synthetics so no lost insulation property when wet. With my Reactor Extreme liner I have my system rated for -42°C. Don't waste money people, the best is not most expensive, and combining sacks isn't practical. -me, a homeless guy
I dont understand the dont combine 2 sleeping bags because the military sleep systems combine 2 bags and those 2 bags are then inserted into a mummy gortex waterproof bivy
Your info pop up is wrong British army issue sleep system jungle bag goes inside medium weight sleeping to make a winter sleep system so in some cases you can put one sleeping bag inside the other
@@BackpackingTV I have a WM Badger 15 bag and I have a Regular Etherlight XT insulated pad. Couple questions, can I use a closed cell pad like the Nemo Switchback under my Etherlight pad instead? Secondly, what temp rating for the quilt? Should it be a synthetic sewn or zippered footbox?
I NEVER sleep with heavy clothes on. I used to, but since I started stripping down to just my underwear ive been warmer. When you get cold and are wearing all of those clothes, it's much harder to heat up all of that material so your energy gets spent on trying and failing to warm your heablvy layers
There is a debate on this. I prefer sleeping in just a loose fitting baselayer. As Alexander points out here, it can be inefficient to sleep in extra clothes. But if I'm really cold and my sleeping bag isn't warm enough for the temperatures, I definitely sleep in my down jacket and extra layers.
am i the only one that have thought of why the big compannys just cant add a layer of the glossy material from somthing like an emergency blanket on the inside of the sleepingbag
Fahrenheit or Celsius? Not everyone is familiar with the American system. We call it the entire rest of the world. Don’t waste your time fixing this I have already push do not recommend button
Lol just convert the temp? Is it really that big of a deal, so worked up over nothing. People who use Fahrenheit have to convert ALL the time bc like you said most of the world uses Celsius and none of us are whining like you
@@etroxzy that only works if you know what system he is working with? I can only convert units if I know what I am working with. This is a suggestion for the content creator not you. Don’t get triggered
@@jonhughes4550 lmao in your comment you say “not everyone is familiar with the the American system” so no you definitely know he was using Fahrenheit you just wanted to be a petty Karen. I’m not triggered just its really goofy how your saying you pressed do not recommend all because he’s using a different system than you, you sound so upset over having to make a simple google search. As i said Americans have to convert temps all the time, you have to only when an American is speaking if you think that’s annoying think about our perspective. Grow up n quit whining none of us do
Any blanket over the sleeping bag helps keep you warm.
Wool keeps you warm even if wet.
pro tip!
I just find a girl that is able to do it all night. That's a much better top cover.
Did you ever tried having winter wool inside of a sleeping bag?
@@BushcraftEurope I've never tried it! I want to
A medium sized wool blanket weighs about ten pound. Lol
Rolling up in a tarp over your sleeping bag cuts the wind and keeps you warmer. A piece of Reflectix under your sleeping pad helps too. Don’t drink alcohol, urinate as soon as you feel your bladder is full. Every minute with a full bladder robs your body of heat, keeping your urine warm.
True words.
So far I have NEVER needed my arctic sleeping bag, because my jungle sleeping bag kit is warm enough for winters in the UK. I have a thermal mattress, a liner, and a goretex bivvy.
The combination of three layers and a mattress has resulted in a JUNGLE sleeping bag being good enough down to about freezing point
Freezing? That’s easy.
Two sleeping bags definitively works, might be important to consider bag size so they dont flatten each other (always keep the loft), but the army loves that config because the « two bags system»is versatile and keeps you warm
Exactly. It's old tech.
I have slept warm with just a Rumpl, a cotton sheet and an army Wool Blanket. I also had a foam/air sleeping pad that was very warm, has an R value of 4 which makes a huge difference.
At 19 degrees
nice!
How much antidreeze did you drink? Which brand? You diesel or gasoline? 😂
The idea of a layered sleeping system is long established. I carry sealed sheets for shelter, layering. I carry at least two items of insulation, down, synthetic or wool. I also use a gortex bivy. And a $2 mylar heat reflective blanket. The mylar is a layer above my bivy sack. I use it during -20c or less. The mylar blanket lays underneath a final shelter layer. I eat my dinner an hour before I sleep. My current sleep system is a 0c mummy bag and a 0c quilt, both down. Lightweight and easy to pack. About $200 for both. More versatile than a single item polar bag.
In basic, I used to sleep in my sleeping bag over my bed covers. Later on it was so cold that I slept in both. And I know this going to piss everyone off but I was cold at Ft. Benning. Later on during the cycle, I would sleep cozily in both bags. My DS didn't saying anything because we all just got up on time and did our shit right. I just want to know why is it bad to sleep in both.
Because he’s a civilian, and may not know how the military operates. I’m a Marine vet. Our sleep bags were designed to keep down the weight for humping/rucking, and the thinner, summer bag inserted into the thicker winter bag compounds the insulation effectively. Not every utuber knows everything lol. Don’t take my word for it either. You can do a little research on it easily.
@Andrea.1tree no you're right I kinda remember that you were supposed to combine them in such scenarios. Thank you
Have a good air mattress or sleeping pad. I sleep cold, so I use an insulated air mattress and a zero-degree bag. I use a sleeping-bag liner, which takes me down about five degrees colder. In addition, I use two Jon-E-Warmers, one by my feet and one near my femoral arteries.
I use sheepskin rug as mattress for camping. Have not tried the mattress made from synthetic materials, but I bet it’s lighter, easier to clean and easier to pack in bag
@@felixnicsergulden9786 not sure, but I could get connection in some national parks with starlink
It is wrong to say using to sleeping bags is inefficient. Modular systems rely on this and are quite effective and efficient
As a boyscout we only camped in the winter. Usually in snow.
I was cold for a year then next year I got a better bag. Then I used a wool blanket inside the bag. In the extreme cold I used a hand warmer in a sock. Handwarmer can be a game changer. They cost like $15 and fuel only cost a few dollars for a few seasons. The coils last 2years.
I use a Escape Sol breathable Bivy. Amazing and lightweight.
Would it be enough for sub-zero conditions?
@@EldritchCloak If you have a really good sleeping bag rated for winter then yes. It works as a shell that can bump up the rating of your sleeping bag. I've seen sleeping bags rated for 0 degrees that were still cold in 32 degree temperatures. When I used the bivy it was comfortable with no cold feet. Without it...well having cold feet sucked.
@@EldritchCloak The bivy is also breathable unlike other reflectic material that puts moisture inside the sleeping bag. This one will not.
@@Mapleaple ooh perfect! Thanks for the review
you can use two sleeping bags - just use one as a sleeping bag and one open as a quilt over the top. No need to buy a quilt just to use it over a sleeping bag :)
I have a Therm-a-rest 0 Questar with a Xtherm pad. I also have a down blanket and Sea To Summit Reactor liner. I was considering buying the Eddie Bauer Karakoram -30 Sleeping Bag since I am planning to go backpacking in sub zero temps - plus it's on sale for $399. Glad I found this video, but I'm still wrestling with my decision...
In Michigan winter, I slept in a trailer with no heat in a thin sleeping bag and a quilt, which really made the difference because I was toasty and warm.
Cashmere sweaters.. Buy at a consignment store. Even paper thin, they are toasty!
Crap, I've mentioned this so often I probably won't find any myself.
Here’s a tip, get a 100% wool blanket.. light a fire and put the coals underneath your wood shelter, your wool blanket will not burn and you will be toasty all night.. trying doing that with your fancy polyester bag.
Do you recommend a good affordable liner?
If you don’t have the extra quilt, or under mattress, there is always the option of foliage. However, one trick I utilize is spreading your campfire coals out the length of your bedding, and allow them to burn at least an hour to warm the ground. Then shift the coals back to your campfire, and voilá! A warm spot to sleep on.
How about a bivy cover?
Yes! I was hoping someone would mention that!
I plan on car camping in CO mid winter.
I purchased a 600 down sleeping bag from Cabela’s for $290, not sure if it’s worth it. Guess I’ll find out soon.
I bring some hand warmers and throw them in the bottom of the bag. They are about an ounce per warmer and good quality ones last 6-8hours. I do have a -5 degree bag, but for most trips my 25 degree bag + warmers works out significantly lighter and is much more packable. If I expect negative temps every night and the trip is sufficiently long then the warmer bag makes more sense.
I use the Coleman 15° all winter in New England
Not sure why two sleeping bags together wouldn’t increase temp rating if both bags fit and both still have original loft ?
I was wondering the same thing
I think it's hard to keep the same loft form when doubling the sleeping bags. Otherwise, no reason for no improvements.
If you can keep them both lofty, then yeah. The problem is that the sleeping bag inside the second sleeping bag would be very squished and wouldn't have much loft. I'm sure it's warmer than one bag by itself, it's just not efficient enough to really have it be useful.
It depends. Sleeping bags might fit some people quite tightly. Then there wouldn't be enough room for a second one. For me it actually just fills the extra space, which makes it so much wormer. But I'm just putting a very lightweight 14°C/57°F down sleeping bag into a -2°C/30°F down sleeping bag. This system kept me very worm down to -10°C/14°F. I could test it any lower since it doesn't get that cold where I live.
The military modular system works great. Just sayin'.
What is the 4 season ground cover your moving around? I can’t read the label!
Which sleeping bag liner would you recommend? I get confused by all of them claiming to be the best but not actually being rated.
Sea to summit Reactor Extreme, 100%. It adds 14°C to your system, and it weighs virtually nothing. They have a longer version for tall people.
I had to upgrade to a lightweight winterbag. New pad, liner and quilt on top would be way too heavy
I have a 78 dollar -20 bag from browning that I’ll be putting to the test in -13 degree weather.
My 180$ Husky has everything that your fancy 800$ bag doesn't have. Affordable, -28°C rating, synthetics so no lost insulation property when wet. With my Reactor Extreme liner I have my system rated for -42°C. Don't waste money people, the best is not most expensive, and combining sacks isn't practical.
-me, a homeless guy
A thick tarp like space blanket under pad and over you
I dont understand the dont combine 2 sleeping bags because the military sleep systems combine 2 bags and those 2 bags are then inserted into a mummy gortex waterproof bivy
Your info pop up is wrong British army issue sleep system jungle bag goes inside medium weight sleeping to make a winter sleep system so in some cases you can put one sleeping bag inside the other
Best bag....is actually a LUCKY SHEEP 🐑 sleeping bag, warm, light and natural.
What if I just stuff my 50° sleeping bag with 5 sleeping bag liners?
Me cocooned in my comforter at home
Hay what 4 season sleeping pads is that ???
That's the Sea to Summit Etherlite XT Extreme
@@BackpackingTV thank you very much Eric 👍
@@BackpackingTV I have a WM Badger 15 bag and I have a Regular Etherlight XT insulated pad. Couple questions, can I use a closed cell pad like the Nemo Switchback under my Etherlight pad instead? Secondly, what temp rating for the quilt? Should it be a synthetic sewn or zippered footbox?
Bushcraft >>
what about sleeping in your down coat and pants? Does everyone already do that with these hacks you show?
I NEVER sleep with heavy clothes on. I used to, but since I started stripping down to just my underwear ive been warmer. When you get cold and are wearing all of those clothes, it's much harder to heat up all of that material so your energy gets spent on trying and failing to warm your heablvy layers
There is a debate on this. I prefer sleeping in just a loose fitting baselayer. As Alexander points out here, it can be inefficient to sleep in extra clothes. But if I'm really cold and my sleeping bag isn't warm enough for the temperatures, I definitely sleep in my down jacket and extra layers.
Can't have thise on "Alone"
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fisrt I'm watching this channel for long time yes...and you program epic trails it great
I got -18 for £49.99
am i the only one that have thought of why the big compannys just cant add a layer of the glossy material from somthing like an emergency blanket on the inside of the sleepingbag
Fahrenheit or Celsius? Not everyone is familiar with the American system. We call it the entire rest of the world. Don’t waste your time fixing this I have already push do not recommend button
Lol just convert the temp? Is it really that big of a deal, so worked up over nothing. People who use Fahrenheit have to convert ALL the time bc like you said most of the world uses Celsius and none of us are whining like you
@@etroxzy that only works if you know what system he is working with? I can only convert units if I know what I am working with. This is a suggestion for the content creator not you. Don’t get triggered
@@jonhughes4550 lmao in your comment you say “not everyone is familiar with the the American system” so no you definitely know he was using Fahrenheit you just wanted to be a petty Karen. I’m not triggered just its really goofy how your saying you pressed do not recommend all because he’s using a different system than you, you sound so upset over having to make a simple google search. As i said Americans have to convert temps all the time, you have to only when an American is speaking if you think that’s annoying think about our perspective. Grow up n quit whining none of us do
Thanks 4 duh advice!
Not a hack... It's a idea.
it's not an idea. It's a way of life.
Stop talking, get outside at negative 25 and show us 😅😅😅😅😅