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12-10-2013, 08:56 AM
I just got in from sleeping out in the back yard. It was -1F and very windy. I fed the horses and goats an extra feeding to burn in their furnaces since this may be the coldest night of the year.
I wanted to test my equipment.
My $25 Ozark Trail nearly disposable Walmart tent did ok, but its a flexible-pole X pattern and it bows and bobs and rustles in the wind. It was actually windy inside the tent since plenty of air goes under the rain fly and through the mesh top.
My ancient Thermarest pad has a slow leak so I lost a lot of padding half way through the night. I'm going to try to fix that or chuck it out this week.
What I really wanted to test was my Wiggy's sleeping bags. I got them at a super great price I found online through a Mormon prepper's group (AVOW). One is a big fat winter bag and the other is a matching lighter-weather bag that slips over the other. I also have their ground insulation mat/pad. I was 100% warm and toasty. What makes Wiggy's bags nice is they're compressable long term if you want and they have silicone coated fibers that wick-away moisture. My bag is too roomy and I may give it to my dad and have him buy a size smaller for me. I dunno. It is so comfy!
Sasha did ok but not great. I had her on a folded blanket, covered by another blanket. She got out from under that blanket in the night and started shivering. I put her back under it and she did ok but I dont think she was really that comfortable.
So far the goats have only popped out to see whats going on and then gone back to their houses. They certainly dont like this level of cold, except to go eat. I think they're peeing in those houses. I havent put flaps on the doors because of that. The fumes build up pretty bad.
I wanted to test my equipment.
My $25 Ozark Trail nearly disposable Walmart tent did ok, but its a flexible-pole X pattern and it bows and bobs and rustles in the wind. It was actually windy inside the tent since plenty of air goes under the rain fly and through the mesh top.
My ancient Thermarest pad has a slow leak so I lost a lot of padding half way through the night. I'm going to try to fix that or chuck it out this week.
What I really wanted to test was my Wiggy's sleeping bags. I got them at a super great price I found online through a Mormon prepper's group (AVOW). One is a big fat winter bag and the other is a matching lighter-weather bag that slips over the other. I also have their ground insulation mat/pad. I was 100% warm and toasty. What makes Wiggy's bags nice is they're compressable long term if you want and they have silicone coated fibers that wick-away moisture. My bag is too roomy and I may give it to my dad and have him buy a size smaller for me. I dunno. It is so comfy!
Sasha did ok but not great. I had her on a folded blanket, covered by another blanket. She got out from under that blanket in the night and started shivering. I put her back under it and she did ok but I dont think she was really that comfortable.
So far the goats have only popped out to see whats going on and then gone back to their houses. They certainly dont like this level of cold, except to go eat. I think they're peeing in those houses. I havent put flaps on the doors because of that. The fumes build up pretty bad.