Most definitely agree on the hot water bottle. I'll never use Nalgene bottles in the summer because they are too heavy and bulky, but in the winter I always take one for exactly this reason. And I can confirm that they will stay warm til morning if your sleeping bag and pad are properly rated for the nightly low temp. It's also a great hack because it takes MUCH less time to boil water for coffee and breakfast in the morning when you're not starting with water that's been out all night and is near freezing or frozen.
Cut a piece of Reflectex to the shape of your body and place it inside your bag on top of you. Reflects body heat back to you and keeps me warmer than a liner and is multi purpose. Can be used as a sit pad, wind screen when cooking, rain cover, door mat for tent, and many other purposes. Weighs approx 4 oz and is lighter than bag liner at 8oz. Reflectex can be purchased at home improvement stores. This kept me toasty in windy 25 degrees temps.
Super informative, ty. I rather like the unleashed Miranda. This pro, straight-laced style is cool. But unleashed Miranda is so much more human and relatable.
Came here to get some tips to be warmer while camping. Saw the shortbread cookies on the worktop. Left to get shortbread cookies. Still cold while camping.
Hammock crew report in. I can sleep on a 45 degree slope as long as there's trees to hang my hammock. Never worry about vacant campsites again. Make sure you have a good under-quilt though.
I love that REI has been making there own brand and it’s been generally lower prices than other big outdoor brands, but now it’s been getting to be the same price as all the other ones!
I've noticed that as well, but I have no problem with that. I think when it comes to camping and backpacking you are far better off investing closer to "enthusiast" grade equipment. Your sleep system is easily the most important part of your gear setup IMO. If you screw it up in cold weather after all, not only can you can risk getting hypothermia but getting a bad night's sleep kind of negates the purpose of camping or backpacking as sleeping under the stars in amazing and you also will not have much energy for the next day. I don't think it's wise to go for budget sleeping bags as their comfort and insulation properties are extremely inconsistent even if listed as a 30 or 20 degree bag.
For some items, that's true. But REI has A) greatly increased the quality of its house brand products over the past few decades; and B) the outdoor market is a mainstream, multi-billion dollar business, and REI has to compete. The quality of outdoor products has exploded in the past few decades; everything is lighter, stronger, dryer, warmer, tougher, etc. etc. That increase in quality and construction comes at a price, especially for items where substitutes can't be made or corners cut.
I would like to add to the list. If you have to go, go. If not, your body use a lot of energy to warm up your P. That is energy your body could have used to keep you nice and warm instead. Greetings from Norway.😊🏕
I like to add jello to the hot nalgine. It is light and when it cools down in the morning you can just eat the jello or drink it warm. It tastes just like cool aid!
I don’t camp, I backpack, but pretty much everyone that climbs / backpacks does the same shit. Walk in, look at things. Buy nothing, bitch about being broke, and go home 💀
@@MPHshoots yeah those are the same idiots that always wanna mooch other peoples gear on the trail leaving them cold and miserable .,do everyone a favor , grow up or stay in moms basement .
If your sleeping bag doesn’t keep your feet warm enough (either because the temp rating is higher than the conditions or it’s old insulation has gotten compressed), you can use a sweatshirt or other insulated pull-over to cover your feet and add some insulation. I tie the sleeves in an overhand knot snugly over my calves to keep it in place. I used this trick regularly while in the Marines using old issued sleeping equipment. The 1/4 l-zip fleece pull-over worked best.
I went camping for the first time in Scotland last summer with no experience whatsoever. Im from a tropical country so i only had a thin sleeping bag. The outdoor shop i rented my tent from gave me the sleeping pad (the foam type) mainly because I said i only have my sleeping bag with me. It works although at night what really helped was the Nalgene hot water bottle. Allowed me to go to sleep for a good few hours before i got woken up because it was freezing and the hot water has cooled down. But those few hours of toasty feet was the best!!
As a tip from boy scouts we get told on winter camping trips to not even use a inflatable pad, your body will use its heat to try and heat it up vs heating you up
Great tips! We've used warm rocks from around our fire pit to help keep our feet warm, just want to make sure they're clean and not too hot. The sit ups are a good tip, as is shortbread... how delicious!
1- Save 2.4 oz with old school nalgene hdpe 32 oz bottle. 2- use puffy in bag/quilt as a blanket over torso, not wearing as coat is less restrictive, & more efficient use of puffy like a mini- quiltin bag/quilt.
I always use the 2ft by 6ft inflatable pool floats as a great sleeping pad alternative. You can take a couple of them. They're lightweight and super cheap and they're about 6 or 8 inches thick. They make awesome sleeping pads👍
I needed this i took my $10 50f sleeping bag from walmart camping and it got down to 42 f the first night it wasnt fun. I thought i was prepared i wore sweat pants, a small blanket, and a sleeping pad and thought it would be more than enough, it wasn't. i learned from that mistake.
Pro tip: if you are still cold, resist throwing on every piece of clothing you brought with you. The goal is to warm the air inside your bag. If you put a rain jacket or big puffy on, you will likely be colder. Instead toss the puffy down by your toes to reduce the air volume.
It may depend on the puffy. I’ve used mine to extend my temperatures dramatically. I’ve used an Eddie Bauer Peak XV coate with a 15 degree Montbell bag in -5 degree fahrenheit conditions and I was very comfortable.
Excellent advice! You want to heat the air up between you and your bag, not you and your jacket. Therefor thermal underwear, fleece jacket and wool socks work best.
Bath before going to sleeping bag; never sleep in anything you had on during the day. save sleeping cloths for this purpose. Include - fresh toboggan, undies, socks, gloves and balaclava with nose cover. think of it this way. the salt you got from sweating will cause discomfort if not washed off. just a few baby wipes will do the job...UNSCENTED! Do not attract bears - they really do have powerful noses that can smell odors miles away. Use a sleeping bag rated for the temperatures you expect. if backpacking: a fleece blanket on your mat will help keep you warm. if you really have to pee in the night - use a wide-mouth jug with seal lid for a urinal. try not to leave your tent as it will reduce the temperature that you worked hard to get. for really cold night use a (flameless) hand warmer. if your tent fly only comes down a small bit you may want to consider adding to your fly so that wind does not become a heat drain. connecting fly additions can be done with a few products - velcro is a example. As always, try out all methods in your backyard before you go.
@@atstar8136 No. He meant to zip the two bags side by side. Some sleeping bags have "compatible" zips that allow that. In that case one person must have the "left" version of the bag while must have the "right" one.
I don't like liners, maybe due to how I sleep(moving a lot), I have a sea to summit toaster fleece, I'm all wrapped up in it (in a bad way) after a cpl of hrs. I have finally found the perfect replacement, down Booties, pants, jacket and if need be mittens,all light and comfortable. 0 deg down bag, thermarest solar and xtherm. The bottle would drive me nuts.hand warmers, much better.
Along with their tips I went camping and temperatures of 11 degrees and at night it was 7°. What helps me tremendously was taking a hot rock from the fire pit obviously let it cool down to touch and put that in your sleeping bag. I spent most of the night with the bag unzipped because it did so well. Another tip is down booties.
Take the hot rock, and wrap it in a towel to prevent burns, but you don’t have to wait for it to cool down as much and it’ll last longer throughout the night 🤙
yes i know what ive said on here is true , ive bought and sold and used all of these bags and military ones , over a 45 year span of time . in all temp ranges from -35f to 50f . ive camped in hammocks now for over 14 years , only added product i use is an underquilt under the hammock suspended , with a tarp covering my hammock .
Get that liner. I bought the Reactor almost 4 years ago, use it all the time. It's great in a dodgy hostel or hotel 'cause it makes everything but your head bug proof. Also being in the bag is actually more reliable than any blanket/quilt etc on any bed. Once you use the liner, you'll realize that drafts you've never noticed, and still don't have actually been a problem for years. I even use it in the summer in my sleeping bag. If it's warm I'll leave the sleeping bag unzipped, even warmer-- just the liner on top. These liners say 100% polyester, but they don't have that syn-stink (I checked to find the fabric and what I was pretty sure was the right material would've cost me about $45 just for the fabric. The liner cost me $55-65 (got a bit of a discount)-- so no percentage sewing your own, especially if you sew like I do). The fabric, like wool, doesn't seem to pick up body odor, so they keep you fresher, and keep your sleeping bag-- harder to launder than the liner--fresher. Can't say enough about them. Also, you know how the temperature rating of a sleeping bag never seems to actually match actual temperatures? With the Reactor liner those numbers actually mean something. I think the benefits of a liner is it's a layer, it's a pocket-- no drafts. There are also some super cheap fleece liners, they're much heavier, seem pretty nice-- bought one, haven't tried it yet. (The cheap ones have big square ends. If you have a mummy bag, I'd suggest sewing a big round end and trimming those corners-- but not too tight. You can always sew a tighter radius and trim more later. A set of sleep clothes, especially socks-- that's your reward at the end of the day. I've got bad circulation in my hands and feet. I noticed that if I wore two layers of smart wool socks and got my feet wet, they still got cold. It would take an hour in the sleeping bag for one foot and then the other to warm up. When I started wearing Sealskinz socks, I noticed that my feet didn't have that nice smart wool warmth-- but at the end of the day, when I crawled into my sleeping bag-- my feet were not numb and cold. They warmed up almost immediately. I'd recommend a cold weather multi-day. Day one smart wool, day two Sealskinz. Still love my smartwool, and a couple of layers dry will be warmer than the Sealskinz, but as soon as water is an issue I think the Sealkskinz will be better.
As usual a lot of people like to hear your suggestions Miranda. These were spot on too, excellent advise. I saw that someone suggested my favorite already, snuggling.
I take a 50x60 inch fleece blanket to fold and place between my pad and sleeping bag. It absorbs my body heat, adds cushion, and is light weight. Walmart sells the blankets for around $8.
I know that you know this, but don't breath inside of your sleeping bag. Or rather don't exhale inside of the sleeping bag. It will ad moisture to the air inside the bag, and make you colder.
@Felix Wegewijs i misread, i though he was talking about sleeping *pad*, and to not inflate them by breathing/blowing inside because of the condensation.
When bikepacking or backpacking, I always try to remember hat and gloves. I was getting awakened from drafts from turning on my side in my super-light down mummy bag on a cold, fall evening in Colorado in the mountains. My hands were triggered by the drafts, so I I put on my glove liners and I slept through the night.
The idea of a having a snack and a warm drink before sleeping makes sense but I brush my teeth before sleeping. So I would definitely have to be out of my tent to brush and rinse and then get back in, which is doable. One thing you might have mentioned is peeing, and specifically for gals and guys. Guys can deal with that with a designated pee bottle. Women can go in the tent too, as I understand it, but the process is more complicated. I bring this up because it's super important to deal with this so the urge to go doesn't keep you awake unnecessarily.
Snickers bar for bedtime snack is yummy.. Agree on hand warmers in very end of bag; with socks on never have any problems. Seems like I always needed a bag that is rated for 20 degrees cooler than the overnight low temp. Also keep bathroom bottle in tent.
my issue is once I wrap too much around I get kinda claustrophobic like I’m being tied down. Any sleep bags that aren’t cocoon like and I can have a quick escape if I need it.
The snack tip is so funny to me because I have the opposite experience! When I eat I get cold, I think because blood is drawn from the extremities into the digestive system (and also I have Raynaud's, so that doesn't help).
Yes adding closed cell foam works, but reflectix is at least as effective when used as a layer under your pad, and is a small fraction of the weight and packing space used by a foam pad. The down side is that it will be a bit noisy if you move around much in your sleep.
Do y’all have any informational videos about hammock camping? If not y’all might want to look into it. Since it’s becoming very popular these days. Something else to eat instead of shortbread cookies is beef sticks. It not only kicks your metabolism up but you’re also getting the added benefit of protein, which is important.
The Nalgene bottle is hopefully a really good tip. I'm a bit worried about my sleepingbag getting old and not going to keep me warm this summer. Hopefully bringing a Nalgene will give me some extra security!
I've done this before, several times in fact...only problem is, traditional Zippo-type fuel warmers tend to 'suffocate' in the foot of the bag after a few hours, and the carbon monoxide in the bag can get dangerous if you are in a mummy bag and your face is partially in the bag...same issues go for 'Warm Hands' chemical heaters, as they work a lot like MRE heaters, and produce off-gassing fumes while working.
It was once so cold on this one nighter I did and I was so under-prepared I ended up hiking out 4 miles through the woods at 2 am and drove to a motel lol
@@innawoodsman seriously? 🤣😂 Well, last week, I joined a camping tour to Bryce/Zion. A young couple from India wanted to try camping for the first time. The wife didn't know that she was supposed to sleep inside the sleeping bag, she slept on top on the sleeping bag and it was 45F 😂
It hasn't happened to me for a long time because we have had a long run of very mild winters in the UK, but I once got up to find that my water bottle had frozen. No hot drink at breakfast until I had melted some of it down. I have never been anywhere as cold as the Antarctic. A mate of mine had a friend who used to work for the British Antarctic Survey. When camping on the ice he would have five roll mats under him and the cold would still seep through.
Boy Scout tip : If your feet are cold. Wash them in cold water or with snow. Dry them thoroughly. They will react by warming up quickly in the sleeping bag as the circulation bounces back to compensate.
Try throwing a no-bake cheesecake mix in that hot water Nalgene bottle. Warm up with it all night and wake up in the morning to some cheesecake and coffee!🍰☕👍😎
I'm buying a pop up camper this week and am planning a 14 day trip in mid to late November on the Canadian border. The camper comes with a heated mattress but I don't know how warm that will get and I am always cold. Should I buy one of those sleeping pads that are rated 4 or above and put it on top of the heated mattress or would that not be effective? Are these pads meant only for tent camping? Would the warmth from the heated mattress heat the camping pad all the way through so that I feel it in my sleeping bag? Temps are supposed to be in the 20's but I want to be prepared for worst case. Note that I am always cold.
Toss a few hand warmers in your bag before you get in. Sleeping bags are nylon and nylon is always cold against your skin, so a liner made of plush material is cozier.
Always wonder why a band chose “three dog night” for their name. Found out in appalachia, people would use dogs to help keep them warm on exceptionally cold nights, the cold indicated by number of dogs- 2 dog night, 3 dog night being really cold. So bring your pooch!
1sr love all your co tent, but have a question looking g at buying the nemo tensor, interested in the alpine version because of the higher r value but does it cause you to be warmer even during warmer months?
Hello David, thank you for the question! Reviewers of the Nemo Tensor Insulated Sleeping Pad have stated that it will protect you from both cold and warm temperatures.
Put a kids sleep over bag inside your bag, then wrap the whole thing up in a space blanket. You will never be cold again. And our scout master use to have us eat a chocolate bar before bed.
A lot of people do use the water bottle trick when winter camping. It's one of those tricks that you'd never think of until somebody tells you about it, then once you try it, it immediately becomes your favorite way to sleep in the winter.
Aaron I personally don’t rate the electric blanket. Hot water bottle anytime for me. Relieved me from a few appendicitis pain. I’m glad ppl use them for camping it seems no one mentions it.
@@KC08RAS Yeah, it's one of those rarely discussed tricks that are only known well among those who like to winter camp. Since most campers are fair weather 3-season (or 1-season) campers, it's not widely known. @Shugemery has covered a couple/few times, because a lot of his content is about winter hammock camping. Other than that, I don't think I've seen too many mentions online. It was something somebody showed me in Yosemite about 25 years ago. It's amazing how much warmth it adds and helps retain.
She is too. Cute. REI needs to keep her on their videos .She does a Amazing job on the videos. Moving to Portland in a few months and the first place to visit is the REI store .Kinda. My dream place I would love to work at.
for frozen fingers, put under arm pits for 2 mins... Very sensible and informative video... keep it to 3 mins or less for 100x more viewing... talk fast, flick open the items, put some costs.
Great...now we're going to see 'Nalgene Wookies'...stuffed critters that you put your Nalgene inside of to 'snuggle with'. And why not mention MYLAR?! If you have a bedroll / sleeping pad, and lay mylar on top of it before putting your sleeping bag down, you'll get a LOT OF ADDED WARMTH from the mylar reflectivity of heat back into the bag! I've slept at -12F on an old military rubber pad, with a therma-rest on top of it, and mylar above that...and nearly broke a sweat in a 0F bag before! Total 'sleeping system weight'? Around 10-lbs (plus 4 for the tent...not bad, for excellent comfort at -12F!)
In addition, put a Zippo hand warmer inside your toe box and enjoy the warm all night. Sometimes I have to place it inside a sock to keep it from getting too warm.
TIP FOR THE HOT WATER BOTTLE TRICK: If you are using an isobutane stove, boiling a quart of water can take about 1/4 to 1/3 of a 100g fuel canister. Make sure you have enough fuel!
Most definitely agree on the hot water bottle. I'll never use Nalgene bottles in the summer because they are too heavy and bulky, but in the winter I always take one for exactly this reason. And I can confirm that they will stay warm til morning if your sleeping bag and pad are properly rated for the nightly low temp. It's also a great hack because it takes MUCH less time to boil water for coffee and breakfast in the morning when you're not starting with water that's been out all night and is near freezing or frozen.
I particularly like using a single wall stainless steel bottle and heating it up lasts a long time if you do it right
Cut a piece of Reflectex to the shape of your body and place it inside your bag on top of you. Reflects body heat back to you and keeps me warmer than a liner and is multi purpose. Can be used as a sit pad, wind screen when cooking, rain cover, door mat for tent, and many other purposes. Weighs approx 4 oz and is lighter than bag liner at 8oz. Reflectex can be purchased at home improvement stores. This kept me toasty in windy 25 degrees temps.
Super informative, ty. I rather like the unleashed Miranda. This pro, straight-laced style is cool. But unleashed Miranda is so much more human and relatable.
The hot water Nalgene is clutch!!!
Came here to get some tips to be warmer while camping. Saw the shortbread cookies on the worktop. Left to get shortbread cookies. Still cold while camping.
If you happen to have a dog it makes an excellent heat source in a sleeping bag, especially the short haired variety.
I use a german shepherd
@@cassandralesh8536 best dog ever (and border collies)
Some nights can be two or three dog nights 😂 😹
Hammock crew report in. I can sleep on a 45 degree slope as long as there's trees to hang my hammock. Never worry about vacant campsites again. Make sure you have a good under-quilt though.
I put my clothing for tomorrow, clean one of course, in the bag too. This way when I get changed in the morning, it's warm. Love your work.
That's a great way to do it! Thanks for sharing!
Good video, thanks! I like how Miranda delivered the whole video almost without excess edits/cuts. Good production.
I love that REI has been making there own brand and it’s been generally lower prices than other big outdoor brands, but now it’s been getting to be the same price as all the other ones!
I've noticed that as well, but I have no problem with that. I think when it comes to camping and backpacking you are far better off investing closer to "enthusiast" grade equipment. Your sleep system is easily the most important part of your gear setup IMO. If you screw it up in cold weather after all, not only can you can risk getting hypothermia but getting a bad night's sleep kind of negates the purpose of camping or backpacking as sleeping under the stars in amazing and you also will not have much energy for the next day. I don't think it's wise to go for budget sleeping bags as their comfort and insulation properties are extremely inconsistent even if listed as a 30 or 20 degree bag.
For some items, that's true. But REI has A) greatly increased the quality of its house brand products over the past few decades; and B) the outdoor market is a mainstream, multi-billion dollar business, and REI has to compete. The quality of outdoor products has exploded in the past few decades; everything is lighter, stronger, dryer, warmer, tougher, etc. etc. That increase in quality and construction comes at a price, especially for items where substitutes can't be made or corners cut.
buy a wiggys bag and ground pad rated for your temps , wahlah , your done being cold .
I would like to add to the list. If you have to go, go. If not, your body use a lot of energy to warm up your P.
That is energy your body could have used to keep you nice and warm instead.
Greetings from Norway.😊🏕
The hot water bottle is the best! I hate being cold and I camp year round. These are all great tips.
I like to add jello to the hot nalgine. It is light and when it cools down in the morning you can just eat the jello or drink it warm. It tastes just like cool aid!
The buff is such a great add on. Keeping the neck warm is clutch.
never been camping. idk why im watching this but i like going to rei just to look at shit
Story of my life, I swear though the day I do go outside im fucking ready
I don’t camp, I backpack, but pretty much everyone that climbs / backpacks does the same shit. Walk in, look at things. Buy nothing, bitch about being broke, and go home 💀
@@MPHshoots bro this is beyond facts
@@MPHshoots yeah those are the same idiots that always wanna mooch other peoples gear on the trail leaving them cold and miserable .,do everyone a favor , grow up or stay in moms basement .
REI is a great retailer with a good reputation; I’m UK based but my limited experience has been good. Thanks for the video.
If your sleeping bag doesn’t keep your feet warm enough (either because the temp rating is higher than the conditions or it’s old insulation has gotten compressed), you can use a sweatshirt or other insulated pull-over to cover your feet and add some insulation. I tie the sleeves in an overhand knot snugly over my calves to keep it in place.
I used this trick regularly while in the Marines using old issued sleeping equipment. The 1/4 l-zip fleece pull-over worked best.
I went camping for the first time in Scotland last summer with no experience whatsoever. Im from a tropical country so i only had a thin sleeping bag. The outdoor shop i rented my tent from gave me the sleeping pad (the foam type) mainly because I said i only have my sleeping bag with me. It works although at night what really helped was the Nalgene hot water bottle. Allowed me to go to sleep for a good few hours before i got woken up because it was freezing and the hot water has cooled down. But those few hours of toasty feet was the best!!
Several hand warmers in my bag work nicely for me.
Miranda is a fantastic addition, friendly, funny and super easy to follow and understand and very approachable. Kudos REI
She's the best! 😁
As a tip from boy scouts we get told on winter camping trips to not even use a inflatable pad, your body will use its heat to try and heat it up vs heating you up
Great tips! We've used warm rocks from around our fire pit to help keep our feet warm, just want to make sure they're clean and not too hot.
The sit ups are a good tip, as is shortbread... how delicious!
THIS IS MY SHOW GOSH DARN!
My 4 year keeps walking around the house saying that
Beautifully presented and edited, excellent basic knowledge. Thank you!
1- Save 2.4 oz with old school nalgene hdpe 32 oz bottle. 2- use puffy in bag/quilt as a blanket over torso, not wearing as coat is less restrictive, & more efficient use of puffy like a mini- quiltin bag/quilt.
Oh wow watching this now in comparison to your new videos, you really got confident and brought more personality over time!
I always use the 2ft by 6ft inflatable pool floats as a great sleeping pad alternative. You can take a couple of them. They're lightweight and super cheap and they're about 6 or 8 inches thick. They make awesome sleeping pads👍
I needed this i took my $10 50f sleeping bag from walmart camping and it got down to 42 f the first night it wasnt fun. I thought i was prepared i wore sweat pants, a small blanket, and a sleeping pad and thought it would be more than enough, it wasn't. i learned from that mistake.
Pro tip: if you are still cold, resist throwing on every piece of clothing you brought with you. The goal is to warm the air inside your bag. If you put a rain jacket or big puffy on, you will likely be colder. Instead toss the puffy down by your toes to reduce the air volume.
It may depend on the puffy. I’ve used mine to extend my temperatures dramatically. I’ve used an Eddie Bauer Peak XV coate with a 15 degree Montbell bag in -5 degree fahrenheit conditions and I was very comfortable.
Easy Outs yes, results will vary with the breathability of the jacket. It’s just not always more clothes = more warmth
Excellent advice!
You want to heat the air up between you and your bag, not you and your jacket. Therefor thermal underwear, fleece jacket and wool socks work best.
i live in texas and i have never been camping idk why i was recommended this but i watched the whole thing and i feel like i learned so much
Bath before going to sleeping bag; never sleep in anything you had on during the day. save sleeping cloths for this purpose. Include - fresh toboggan, undies, socks, gloves and balaclava with nose cover. think of it this way. the salt you got from sweating will cause discomfort if not washed off. just a few baby wipes will do the job...UNSCENTED! Do not attract bears - they really do have powerful noses that can smell odors miles away. Use a sleeping bag rated for the temperatures you expect. if backpacking: a fleece blanket on your mat will help keep you warm. if you really have to pee in the night - use a wide-mouth jug with seal lid for a urinal. try not to leave your tent as it will reduce the temperature that you worked hard to get. for really cold night use a (flameless) hand warmer. if your tent fly only comes down a small bit you may want to consider adding to your fly so that wind does not become a heat drain. connecting fly additions can be done with a few products - velcro is a example. As always, try out all methods in your backyard before you go.
Zip two bags together and snuggle with a friend. The best way to stay warm.
but solo camping is so much fun!
Do you mean insert one sleeping bag into another?
@@atstar8136 lol, yes, smash the other person down.
@@hermeticxhaote4723 HAHAHAHHA
@@atstar8136 No. He meant to zip the two bags side by side. Some sleeping bags have "compatible" zips that allow that. In that case one person must have the "left" version of the bag while must have the "right" one.
I don't like liners, maybe due to how I sleep(moving a lot), I have a sea to summit toaster fleece, I'm all wrapped up in it (in a bad way) after a cpl of hrs. I have finally found the perfect replacement, down Booties, pants, jacket and if need be mittens,all light and comfortable. 0 deg down bag, thermarest solar and xtherm. The bottle would drive me nuts.hand warmers, much better.
Along with their tips I went camping and temperatures of 11 degrees and at night it was 7°. What helps me tremendously was taking a hot rock from the fire pit obviously let it cool down to touch and put that in your sleeping bag. I spent most of the night with the bag unzipped because it did so well. Another tip is down booties.
Take the hot rock, and wrap it in a towel to prevent burns, but you don’t have to wait for it to cool down as much and it’ll last longer throughout the night 🤙
yes i know what ive said on here is true , ive bought and sold and used all of these bags and military ones , over a 45 year span of time . in all temp ranges from -35f to 50f . ive camped in hammocks now for over 14 years , only added product i use is an underquilt under the hammock suspended , with a tarp covering my hammock .
Get that liner. I bought the Reactor almost 4 years ago, use it all the time. It's great in a dodgy hostel or hotel 'cause it makes everything but your head bug proof. Also being in the bag is actually more reliable than any blanket/quilt etc on any bed. Once you use the liner, you'll realize that drafts you've never noticed, and still don't have actually been a problem for years. I even use it in the summer in my sleeping bag. If it's warm I'll leave the sleeping bag unzipped, even warmer-- just the liner on top. These liners say 100% polyester, but they don't have that syn-stink (I checked to find the fabric and what I was pretty sure was the right material would've cost me about $45 just for the fabric. The liner cost me $55-65 (got a bit of a discount)-- so no percentage sewing your own, especially if you sew like I do). The fabric, like wool, doesn't seem to pick up body odor, so they keep you fresher, and keep your sleeping bag-- harder to launder than the liner--fresher. Can't say enough about them.
Also, you know how the temperature rating of a sleeping bag never seems to actually match actual temperatures? With the Reactor liner those numbers actually mean something. I think the benefits of a liner is it's a layer, it's a pocket-- no drafts. There are also some super cheap fleece liners, they're much heavier, seem pretty nice-- bought one, haven't tried it yet. (The cheap ones have big square ends. If you have a mummy bag, I'd suggest sewing a big round end and trimming those corners-- but not too tight. You can always sew a tighter radius and trim more later.
A set of sleep clothes, especially socks-- that's your reward at the end of the day. I've got bad circulation in my hands and feet. I noticed that if I wore two layers of smart wool socks and got my feet wet, they still got cold. It would take an hour in the sleeping bag for one foot and then the other to warm up. When I started wearing Sealskinz socks, I noticed that my feet didn't have that nice smart wool warmth-- but at the end of the day, when I crawled into my sleeping bag-- my feet were not numb and cold. They warmed up almost immediately. I'd recommend a cold weather multi-day. Day one smart wool, day two Sealskinz. Still love my smartwool, and a couple of layers dry will be warmer than the Sealskinz, but as soon as water is an issue I think the Sealkskinz will be better.
Yes the hot water bottle idea is just ❣️. I use to do it😍.
Use puffy jacket around the outside of your sleeping bag or quilt’s footbox.
As usual a lot of people like to hear your suggestions Miranda. These were spot on too, excellent advise. I saw that someone suggested my favorite already, snuggling.
I take a 50x60 inch fleece blanket to fold and place between my pad and sleeping bag. It absorbs my body heat, adds cushion, and is light weight. Walmart sells the blankets for around $8.
I know that you know this, but don't breath inside of your sleeping bag. Or rather don't exhale inside of the sleeping bag. It will ad moisture to the air inside the bag, and make you colder.
how are you supposed to inflate (non-self_inflating) pad then?
@Felix Wegewijs i misread, i though he was talking about sleeping *pad*, and to not inflate them by breathing/blowing inside because of the condensation.
Yep exactly she didn't cover that.
Thanks so much. Just went camping and couldn't get warm. I'm gonna try these tips next time!
When bikepacking or backpacking, I always try to remember hat and gloves. I was getting awakened from drafts from turning on my side in my super-light down mummy bag on a cold, fall evening in Colorado in the mountains. My hands were triggered by the drafts, so I I put on my glove liners and I slept through the night.
The idea of a having a snack and a warm drink before sleeping makes sense but I brush my teeth before sleeping. So I would definitely have to be out of my tent to brush and rinse and then get back in, which is doable. One thing you might have mentioned is peeing, and specifically for gals and guys. Guys can deal with that with a designated pee bottle. Women can go in the tent too, as I understand it, but the process is more complicated. I bring this up because it's super important to deal with this so the urge to go doesn't keep you awake unnecessarily.
Women can use a "Shee-wee" so they can pee like a man!
Using a wide mouth “ yogurt container “ helps , you can kneel & go!
Snickers bar for bedtime snack is yummy.. Agree on hand warmers in very end of bag; with socks on never have any problems. Seems like I always needed a bag that is rated for 20 degrees cooler than the overnight low temp. Also keep bathroom bottle in tent.
my issue is once I wrap too much around I get kinda claustrophobic like I’m being tied down. Any sleep bags that aren’t cocoon like and I can have a quick escape if I need it.
Look into quilts. There’s a cottage brand called Pariah on Amazon
The snack tip is so funny to me because I have the opposite experience! When I eat I get cold, I think because blood is drawn from the extremities into the digestive system (and also I have Raynaud's, so that doesn't help).
that's more than I expected.. I'm very new to all this and I very much appreciate these videos!
Put the nalgene in a sock to control the heat
Yes adding closed cell foam works, but reflectix is at least as effective when used as a layer under your pad, and is a small fraction of the weight and packing space used by a foam pad. The down side is that it will be a bit noisy if you move around much in your sleep.
I use camp fire rocks wrap it in aluminium foil to avoid soot. rocks have thermal mass and last all night slowly releasing heat.
Do y’all have any informational videos about hammock camping? If not y’all might want to look into it. Since it’s becoming very popular these days. Something else to eat instead of shortbread cookies is beef sticks. It not only kicks your metabolism up but you’re also getting the added benefit of protein, which is important.
We want to see those pads and liner opened up!
Hot water bottle is a trick I learned a long time ago. Good stuff.
The Nalgene bottle is hopefully a really good tip. I'm a bit worried about my sleepingbag getting old and not going to keep me warm this summer. Hopefully bringing a Nalgene will give me some extra security!
Hand warmers in the foot part of bag before I get in. Blue foam pad under my inflated pad. Worse case, I use a motel.
I've done this before, several times in fact...only problem is, traditional Zippo-type fuel warmers tend to 'suffocate' in the foot of the bag after a few hours, and the carbon monoxide in the bag can get dangerous if you are in a mummy bag and your face is partially in the bag...same issues go for 'Warm Hands' chemical heaters, as they work a lot like MRE heaters, and produce off-gassing fumes while working.
It was once so cold on this one nighter I did and I was so under-prepared I ended up hiking out 4 miles through the woods at 2 am and drove to a motel lol
Before the pandemic, i check into a hostel, more fun🙃
@@innawoodsman seriously? 🤣😂
Well, last week, I joined a camping tour to Bryce/Zion. A young couple from India wanted to try camping for the first time. The wife didn't know that she was supposed to sleep inside the sleeping bag, she slept on top on the sleeping bag and it was 45F 😂
It hasn't happened to me for a long time because we have had a long run of very mild winters in the UK, but I once got up to find that my water bottle had frozen. No hot drink at breakfast until I had melted some of it down.
I have never been anywhere as cold as the Antarctic. A mate of mine had a friend who used to work for the British Antarctic Survey. When camping on the ice he would have five roll mats under him and the cold would still seep through.
Boy Scout tip : If your feet are cold. Wash them in cold water or with snow. Dry them thoroughly. They will react by warming up quickly in the sleeping bag as the circulation bounces back to compensate.
There are pocket warmers are great for heating the bags and they arent costly… you get them at sporting good stores nation wide
A fleece blanket works wonders.
You can use hand warmers with long lasting ratings and just put a few inside your sleeping bag n that will keep you pretty warm too
Try throwing a no-bake cheesecake mix in that hot water Nalgene bottle. Warm up with it all night and wake up in the morning to some cheesecake and coffee!🍰☕👍😎
is this for real?
I've been wanting to try winter camping and am in N IL, still a bit hesitant. It would basically be car camping so I should just give it a go
I was looking forward to you doing the whole review in the thumbnail sleeping bag 😂
Thank you for the tips!
Pro tip put your pants and boots for the next day in the bottom of your bag 👌🏻
And get the extra long sleeping bag just so you can do this!
Why boots? Sounds uncomfortable and pointless
My sleep snack is peanut butter! Never leave home without it.
NEVER EVER EAT INSIDE YOUR TENT!
@@ricktimmons458 Never do! It all gets locked inside the car/roof rack. I do always carry when I'm going deep woods dispersed camping as well.
Very helpful!
I'm buying a pop up camper this week and am planning a 14 day trip in mid to late November on the Canadian border. The camper comes with a heated mattress but I don't know how warm that will get and I am always cold. Should I buy one of those sleeping pads that are rated 4 or above and put it on top of the heated mattress or would that not be effective? Are these pads meant only for tent camping? Would the warmth from the heated mattress heat the camping pad all the way through so that I feel it in my sleeping bag? Temps are supposed to be in the 20's but I want to be prepared for worst case. Note that I am always cold.
i know the 'Benefits' of wool....But i'm allergic to WOOL! What alternative 'materials' does REI 'suggest'? Cheers!
Toss a few hand warmers in your bag before you get in.
Sleeping bags are nylon and nylon is always cold against your skin, so a liner made of plush material is cozier.
Always wonder why a band chose “three dog night” for their name. Found out in appalachia, people would use dogs to help keep them warm on exceptionally cold nights, the cold indicated by number of dogs- 2 dog night, 3 dog night being really cold. So bring your pooch!
Fun fact for the day! Thanks for sharing, Lisa. 😊
1sr love all your co tent, but have a question looking g at buying the nemo tensor, interested in the alpine version because of the higher r value but does it cause you to be warmer even during warmer months?
Hello David, thank you for the question! Reviewers of the Nemo Tensor Insulated Sleeping Pad have stated that it will protect you from both cold and warm temperatures.
Tip for making sure your phone doesn't die from the cold is to keep it in your sleeping bag with you!
Yo you’re so right, I just did that last week!!
Can we get some videos on tent set up? Like The REI kingdom 6 with a. MUDROOM. No videos anywhere on the mudroom
Just bought a new pad! Didn't realize my old pad had such a low r value
Mind to tell what's your new pad?
@@artiruswandi4739 went with the Neoair Xlite Pad from Therm-a-rest. Website says it has an r value of 4.2 and it's only 12oz which is a plus
Put a kids sleep over bag inside your bag, then wrap the whole thing up in a space blanket. You will never be cold again. And our scout master use to have us eat a chocolate bar before bed.
we need rei in switzerland.....
This is really great.
Weird, if I sleep dressed I FREEZE at night. If I sleep nekkid or nearly so I stay MUCH warmer. Even just losing the socks helps.
Feathered friends bag with a base camp thermorest pad it could be 30 below and warm as toast .
What feathered friends bag do you use? Was thinking about getting the snowbunting
-40 snow goose .best bag made .
Well that was fun!
Thank you!!
Can anyone tell me why ppl don’t use hot water bottles. I use em at home when fighting a fever/cold helps a lot
A lot of people do use the water bottle trick when winter camping. It's one of those tricks that you'd never think of until somebody tells you about it, then once you try it, it immediately becomes your favorite way to sleep in the winter.
The electric heating pad replaced them in the home and many people use that technique in the field....
Aaron
I personally don’t rate the electric blanket. Hot water bottle anytime for me. Relieved me from a few appendicitis pain. I’m glad ppl use them for camping it seems no one mentions it.
@@KC08RAS Yeah, it's one of those rarely discussed tricks that are only known well among those who like to winter camp. Since most campers are fair weather 3-season (or 1-season) campers, it's not widely known. @Shugemery has covered a couple/few times, because a lot of his content is about winter hammock camping. Other than that, I don't think I've seen too many mentions online. It was something somebody showed me in Yosemite about 25 years ago. It's amazing how much warmth it adds and helps retain.
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I use it in bed and it works wonders when I’m ill. Using it outside will feel like heaven
I put hand warmers in my bag. They last 18 hours
I usually tosh a few hot hand packets into my sleeping bag. 😊
Just perfect!
What model is that silver 5.7R pad? Thanks!!
Jonathan Goodwin therm a rest x-therm, a game changer for cold weather camping.
She is too. Cute. REI needs to keep her on their videos .She does a Amazing job on the videos. Moving to Portland in a few months and the first place to visit is the REI store .Kinda. My dream place I would love to work at.
for frozen fingers, put under arm pits for 2 mins... Very sensible and informative video... keep it to 3 mins or less for 100x more viewing... talk fast, flick open the items, put some costs.
Hand warmers in the sleeping bag
Zippo Hand Warmer - runs on gasoline, without a flame and adds a lot of warmth for several hours
Great...now we're going to see 'Nalgene Wookies'...stuffed critters that you put your Nalgene inside of to 'snuggle with'. And why not mention MYLAR?! If you have a bedroll / sleeping pad, and lay mylar on top of it before putting your sleeping bag down, you'll get a LOT OF ADDED WARMTH from the mylar reflectivity of heat back into the bag! I've slept at -12F on an old military rubber pad, with a therma-rest on top of it, and mylar above that...and nearly broke a sweat in a 0F bag before! Total 'sleeping system weight'? Around 10-lbs (plus 4 for the tent...not bad, for excellent comfort at -12F!)
True.
The more of these videos I watch the more I realize I’m going to die while backpacking.
Nah bud, just keep learning. More gear doesn’t always mean better survival rate. Knowledge is power! 🤙🏼
hahaha jesus christ you are so funny. you have to be a comedian!
@@laksanaadi878 wut?
In addition, put a Zippo hand warmer inside your toe box and enjoy the warm all night. Sometimes I have to place it inside a sock to keep it from getting too warm.
That's so much equipment. how will you pack all this in a bag.
TIP FOR THE HOT WATER BOTTLE TRICK: If you are using an isobutane stove, boiling a quart of water can take about 1/4 to 1/3 of a 100g fuel canister. Make sure you have enough fuel!
dont forget to brush your teeth after the snacking 🤭
Thanks mom
hahahah the thumbnail image