EXTREME Winter Sleep System (-20F And Below): How To Stay Warm AND Save Money!

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Winter Backpacking is great, but staying warm at night can be a challenge. But this cost-saving winter sleep system will keep you warm to -20F and below! (TESTED in Canada!)

Buying a winter backpacking sleep system can quickly get very expensive. Especially when specialized winter sleeping bags and sleeping pads are concerned! But these sleep systems are often only good for one specific season/time of year. What if you could get a complete winter backpacking sleep system on a budget? What if you already had everything you needed? Combining gear is a versatile way to stay warm and save money in the winter months. Let me know what combinations of gear could work for you!
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[BackcountryForward]

**cringe** I’m just watching this video again.
I’m sorry for yelling the whole time! I don’t know what I was thinking 🤦‍♂️
BUT I promise the content is still good! I’ll try to yell less next time 🤷‍♂️
Keep Moving Forward!

[john_kelley]

Great job layering up!!! Man, you have some serious energy. Great video!

[JustinHasNoLifee]

I bought every thing you have and sleeped with it and I was so so warm that I was sweating and all my clothes got wam

[leamcmahan]

Last backpacking trip I was freezing my ASS off - thanks for the video that is so comprehensive! I upgraded to a down bag and your same exact liner, saving up for a better all season pad (planning on getting a tensor since I’m a side sleeper) and have been struggling with what to get to put between the pad and the ground to keep things warmer… I didn’t want to splash out on a SECOND sleeping pad but didn’t know what else to do. The emergency blanket is genius!!

[atipongcras]

Hey man, awesome video, i like your positive uplifting personality. Keep up the good work and all the best to you

[Henry_Brooks]

Great vid! I'm about to embark on a 5 day solo trip in Minnesotas BWCA, here's to staying warm.

[wheelsandatent]

OK, Thanks a million for 1 being a cold sleeper and 2 for sharing all your tips and tricks that work for non millionaires =)
Nothing is worse than being cold, people don't understand when I say my feet and hands feel like a sledge hammer hit them when they get chilled.
I am not joking it absolutely HURTS!
Now you have helped many of us be able to get out and enjoy our love for the outdoors and camping YEAR
CHEERS!

[jamiemaxwell]

Some great info in here and putting some of it to use tomorrow in Algonquin Park. Off for 4 days and the nights are getting colder - armed with your suggestions, I anticipate warm, comfortable nights of sleep.

[turtlewolfpack]

Plastic Nalgene bottles are a little less of a concern but the metal ones can condense water on the outside and cause serious issues after more than one night. Moisture kills, as you well know. My serious winter system is the old down Canadian Army sleep system that I have had for years and cost not much at all back in the day. The mylar blanket works pretty good to reflect cold away from you but not sure if folding it makes a difference. Good on you for hitting the woods after real freezing here in Canada!

[DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

for any weather down to probably -20 to -30°F i use:
to lay on top of- a thin vapor barrier groundsheet, a heavy duty (still thin) reflective layer, deluxe foam pad, and thermarest padded air mattress (size is width of my sleeping bag.)
to lay in- i use a 45° Coleman Raymer (square bag with collar) which is super plush, warm, soft, and so comfy, and inside that i have my oversized 32° plush mummy bag with padded xtra warm footbag. i keep the mummy bag half unzipped and can zip the Raymer all the way up and still bend my knees when i sleep which is cruicial for me lol.
but inside my inner bag i have a thin military wool blanket that fits perfectly inside, not bunched up anywhere, so i can use that for extremely cold nights, or i carry my Wenzel camp quilt that i can use alternatively. or put one or the other inside, and the other one over me. this also gives me lots of versatility and options depending how cold it is. This sleep system is amazing for pretty much any temp, even in rain with no tarp ( i do have an emergency extra large bivy i also always carry, for hard rainfall if i have no choice.) plus it's almost constantly cool and foggy/humid at night here especially in any wilderness there's usually water anywhere you go. so tons of condensation. within 10-15 mins sitting or laying there at night youll be pretty damp..
but i'll usually have at least a tarp on me and my emerg. sportsmans blanket (reflective on one side) which is super lightweight and effective. it can also be an improvised lean-to, hammock cover for light rain, a groundsheet, or even on top of my whole setup if it's really humid. it doesn't let moisture in or out, 100% not breathable, but waterproof. you'll get a small amount of condensation inside overnight sleeping outside, but it's completely waterproof. which is great. but yea both bags are waterproof anyways just in case.

anyways yes lol you can tell i love talking about and making different sleep systems and camping/bushcraft/ survival setups and stuff. this took a while to put together, trying all kinds of different stuff, and this works amazingly for me. even if you had no fire, in rainy icy sub zero conditions, and had to sleep directly on the ground, you can feel safe and guarantee you'll be warm!

great video btw! thanks and glad you could read this or anyone else who might 😁

[squirreltamer]

I wrap up in a wool blanket then me and the blanket go into a USGI Extreme cold weather sleep system patrol sleeping bag. Put a Thermarest sleeping pad into a bivvy bag then roll the sleeping bag into the bivvy. And if it gets ludicrously cold I throw a USGI poncho liner in the sleeping bag too.

[hogey]

Nice! I'm feeling my way into proper cold weather camping and this is a big help. I sleep warm when eating plenty of carbs but have felt the ground sucking the heat out of me when under-prepared. Surfing the value wave across generations of computer tech has taught me to plan ahead so that the big ticket items are useful for multiple jobs in multiple rigs. Hiking has been the same, and the gear may be super handy for literally decades!

[DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

yep. that's how to do that bud! nice n toasty
insulation from the ground is super critical and if you're also raised up higher, you'll be warmer too. like a cot or raised bushcraft bed height. Great video thanks man!

[thomasandrewphd.]

Thanks so much! I will use layering of my sleeping bags to make a -20 c. Sleep system 😊

[ptechapple]

I got rid of my Klymit insulated static V and got an Exped down mat instead and the difference was amazing I have never been cold since. 👍

[Rangerfull]

Liked just for the effort put into 2:49

[melyssa]

Sleeping warm is always worth the extra weight imo. Plus in the winter you can save weight or at least balance it out by packing less water. It’s what snow is for :)

[lenny]

yes, this definitely keeps warm but the problem is that this is easily getting too warm and you wake up and when you remove a few layers it is getting too cold. 2:40 quilt on top sounds good but it always gets out of place while sleeping. Actually, a tent doesn't need much energy to be heated up a little bit and a small wind-powered heater can do the job. This also solves the problem of not heaving to breath in cold air the whole night.

[DanBecker]

A really great job with this video! It was on my recommended page today… Maybe you hit another algorithm??!! 🙌🙌

[taylorsullivan]

this was a fun video to watch, you're energy is great. Thanks for sharing! cheers :)