How I stay warm when winter camping in the UK

How I stay warm when winter camping in the UK

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[Andyb]

How I stay warm when winter camping. Pitch tent in the living room & turn heating up to a steady 22c.

[garagefaff]

Don’t forget you are the heat source, you warm the bag, the bag has no warmth itself. So a few star jumps or something to get your body heat up before you get in a bag will make a massive difference. Get in warm 👍👍

[mrnobodieswildcampingadventure]

I personally don't drink alcohol, great tip not to drink too much! I remember two military officers (many many years ago) on Mount Ararat in summer shared a full bottle of whiskey and went to sleep. They were found dead next day, died of exposure due to the alcohol they had consumed. Now I know that is an extreme example, but it goes to show the dangers of what Alcohol when taken to extremes can do to your body!

[TheEmporiumOutdoors]

In very cold climates such as Canada 🇨🇦, we use synthetic outer bags to allow moisture from the inner down bag to escape and freeze on the synthetic outer layer surface. Works really well 👍 I also highly recommend mittens with liners or thin gloves vs insulated gloves for warmth. Keeping your fingers together generates more heat and promotes better circulation. Great video Paul! Best wishes Michael & Esme! 🎄

[bob_the_bomb]

My little cold weather luxury is to make a brew last thing at night and put it into a steel flask. Then I can have a warm drink when I wake up whilst still in my maggot :)

I boost the insulation round the flask with two Aussie ‘stubby coolers’,

Just recently my niece bought me a Sigg Hot and Cold bottle and it’s the dog’s danglies :)

[mountain_del]

Nalgene bottle makes a great hot water bottle. Put in socks to stop burn. In the morning, water (not frozen) for coffee👍.loving that headtorch.

[Jabber-igiw]

Never underestimate a good quality cold weather sleeping bag. I trekked the Inca trail in 2019, one night we camped at 4500 metres, it was so cold the tents were frozen the following morning. At breakfast everyone was talking about how many layers of clothes they had to wear to stay warm, I was apparently the only one with a good sleeping bag as I slept in just my underwear and too be honest I was a bit too warm.

[Brad-vslk]

For outdoor camping and hiking your channel is one of the top five to be watched on YouTube!! Extremely informative, precise and up to date. A real pleasure to view. Happy holidays for you and the wife and and all the best in 21

[ianofthetaylors]

Another fan of a Nalgene bottle with hot water covered with a sock, heat holders pads around the wrists and other areas 👍. Also suggest silicone boot covers to slip over you socks for toilet visits. Don't try and go to sleep with lots of layers. Apply layers when needed. Ill often use a fleece or down jacket in the bag if I've a "cold area".

[steveclark..]

I second the small hot water bottle tip, a boil some extra water for it with my last cup of tea for the night, place the bottle in the sleeping bag, makes a huge difference before I jump in it.

[victordevonshire]

I have had tramp foot so many times because I'm a walker and the times I have put my foot on a spongy bit of ground and beneath it about 6" of water. So I need to take my socks off when I get in my sleeping bag. It's the best way to cure it. I love videos like this because it's a life saver. 🤠👍❤🙏

[theuniversesolocamping]

My favourite is the hot water bottle, I take mine no matter the season as it's the best way to get warm faster even on a cool summer night. On a winter night it's a game changer.

[tornadokat]

One of the things I like a lot about your videos are the spectacular rock formations in many of the areas you go to.

[jamiem]

I use a platypus water bladder as a hot water bottle. Useful to have a small funnel to prevent your fingers getting burned when you fill it. Can wrap it in bubble wrap and stuff it in a stuff sack for a UL hot water bottle. Plus the water inside is still drinkable once it has cooled down.

[Mod-rwcw]

58 pattern sleeping bag is probably the best ever to keep you warm. I used one for years during my time in the army and you can’t get better.

[GearTutorials]

That's exactly where I pitched for my second ever wild camp earlier this year. The sunrise was jaw dropping!!

[catretriever]

Love my Phoxx2. It's a brilliant little tent for the money

[cow-a-cyclist]

Ah yes Sprinkling Tarn, that was the first place I camped in the lake district back in 2010. I put my back out passing the tarn on the way to Scafell pike, I managed to get up the pike and back down to the tarn and enjoyed a good night sleep with the dog at Sprinkling Tarn. I should go back some day.

[Bulpower]

Just in time for my next trip. And the beer is a must for your mental well-being.

[danielkutcher]

Try the closed cell pad on top. It's more effective than underneath. Air convection occurs in an air pad, even with a fiber insulation. The foam pad, used underneath, is likely to be much closer to the ground temperature, since it is only separated from the ground by the fabric floor, than the temperature of your body, which is separated from the closed cell foam pad by the circulating air within the air mattress. Physics is mostly a science based on common sense and experimenting with variables.