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Post by homerjay1987 on Feb 20, 2011 4:42:55 GMT -5
i personally set up my e-z up and tent strategically so it will block out the rising sun in the mornings, just place your tent on the west side of your e-z up (assuming you have one) and hang up a tapestry err flag or sheet err something on the east side of the e-z up to combat the rising sun.
this setup has worked out splendidly for me the last couple of years, i slept til 1 once last year, didn't even wake up to turn on my fan
Post by homerjay1987 on Feb 20, 2011 4:47:58 GMT -5
be sure to get some decent food / drink and possibly some vitamins in you when you get back to camp at then end of the night too, it makes a world of difference with energy levels the next day
Post by 10goldbees on Feb 20, 2011 18:21:34 GMT -5
everything recommended in this thread is great advice (except for anything that leads to you liver exploding), so all i really have to offer is sleep in as little little clothing as you feel comfortable in, use a very light blanket and put on gold bond or some other drying device before you fall asleep.
i don't mind waking up early as long as i feel refreshed when i get out of my tent. if i'm (mostly) dry and don't have a headache i'm good to go. plus i've found if i wake up at 7, eat something, and then move to a different, cooler spot in my campsite i can usually fall asleep for another hour or 2.
Ran across this tonight, made me think of this thread. Although it is in the UK and cost over $50, it sounds good in theory. We use something like this at work, call it a cooling blanket-a blanket with multiple small holes on one side, the blanket in inflated with cool air and then exiting out the small holes and in turn distributing a cool breeze equally over the body. I did find this here, but $400!
I think I'm gonna try to get a Sleebreeze before Roo.
Post by fearthestupid on Mar 25, 2011 18:59:24 GMT -5
evaporative style coolers don't work all that well in Tennessee humidity, they need drier air to work properly. Hope you prove me wrong, tho. Good luck! My problem is i cannot fall back asleep once i wake up. I am going to work on my mid-morning napping skills til i get it right lol.
Post by Pandacakes on Mar 25, 2011 22:24:10 GMT -5
OKay, so this question may be completely moronic, but... do you think sleeping with a damp towel/sheet would be an okay way to keep cool? i know the water may just make it hotter, but it may be good for a nap?
Lovemusic, just cut and paste the youtube link, the address in between the youtube brackets [youtube]HERE[/youtube],
This gives me an idea. I was looking into buying a $40 KoolerAire , just to see how well it does or does not work. Now I can make one with an old cooler I already have. Nice find. Coco
EDIT: I can't give you Coco and FTS is right, humidity is the enemy, Unless your tent is insulated and air tight or the cool air is being blown directly on you, it wont work well. How do you get insulated tent with no air leak?
Post by michaelclegg on Mar 26, 2011 15:54:51 GMT -5
yes a fan and shade tents........
But the question is How to fall asleep before the sun comes back up .......aint happenin.......,...as soon as it gets cool enuff to maybe fall asleep....the sun come up.
Post by Bury Me With It on Mar 27, 2011 17:04:51 GMT -5
if you slept in the car, how long would turning on the car, shutting the windows and letting the AC run until it's cool work for in the mornings? Assuming you had a canopy mostly shading the tent.
The only reason I ever turn my car on is because with the Fits you have to have them running in order to charge the phone and I have make a daily call home to check on the kids.
When camping in tight quarters. like at Bonnaroo. people who turn their car on so they can have some AC are not thinking about others. Gas fumes will give you neighbors a head ache and that is just rude. Please find other ways to cool off than using your car's AC. Please. And at Karen, why do you have to have your car on to use your phone. Does your phone not have a battery? If you turn off your phone when you are not using it your battery will last all weekend. sounds like a lame excuse to ran your AC?
When camping in tight quarters. like at Bonnaroo. people who turn their car on so they can have some AC are not thinking about others. Gas fumes will give you neighbors a head ache and that is just rude. Please find other ways to cool off than using your car's AC. Please. And at Karen, why do you have to have your car on to use your phone. Does your phone not have a battery? If you turn off your phone when you are not using it your battery will last all weekend. sounds like a lame excuse to ran your AC?
I have a new phone this year. But the last two years we were working with an old phone. It didn't stay charged long. And I can't just turn it off. I didn't use it because I hate phones, but I have three kids so I need to have the phone just in case there was an emergency at home and my parents needed to get a hold of me.
But last year it didn't really matter because we were in the guest camping and had tons of room and the back of our car was facing empty space.
But with the Honda Fit you can't charge a phone without the car on. When the batteries are dead I need to charge it. I need it charged to call my family. So not really lame, just it's what I have to do.
I don't like to turn on the car. I only had it on for about 5 minutes at a time. Not really enough time for the air to work anyways.
read my thread, "air conditioned tent wtf?"
No don't read that thread. It's full of horrible advise. I think that whole thread on constructing an air conditioning system is completely insane and rude. Don't do that.
My cell has never lasted the entire weekend with out charging it. I usually charge mine in centeroo at some unused plug.
This isn't an option for me either. I need to call at specific times during the day because the kids are in school and my parents are at work. So at a certain time I need a quiet place to talk for a few minutes. A random plug in Centeroo does not qualify as this.
I have a new phone this year. But the last two years we were working with an old phone. It didn't stay charged long. And I can't just turn it off. I didn't use it because I hate phones, but I have three kids so I need to have the phone just in case there was an emergency at home and my parents needed to get a hold of me.
But last year it didn't really matter because we were in the guest camping and had tons of room and the back of our car was facing empty space.
But with the Honda Fit you can't charge a phone without the car on. When the batteries are dead I need to charge it. I need it charged to call my family. So not really lame, just it's what I have to do.
No problem. I've Been doing festivals for about 13 years now. I have spent a long time perfecting my method to setting up my camp site. I always take into consideration my neighbors.
I never used to take a phone with me because I simply didn't have one. And most of the time you couldn't camp with your car because of the location. There was no cell phone service.
But being a mom now with the means to talk to my children every day, I kind of have to. I would just bring them with me but Bonnaroo has the stupid rule where kids over 6 need a ticket. Most festivals have an age limit of 12 before needing a ticket. So to take my family to Bonnaroo I would have to buy four tickets.
But don't turn your car on unless you HAVE to. Don't bring an air conditioner, or a generator to the camps where people are in tents!! Insanity.
Sleep in a tent. If you can't sleep past 7am, then don't. Most of us have to be up that early anyways. If you have kids you know perfectly well what it's like to never sleep.
Don't whine about being tired. This is what you signed up for.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE TIRED YOU'RE GOING TO BE DIRTY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN AWESOME TIME IF YOU DON'T LET THINGS LIKE THE HEAT BUG YOU.
Not worth my time. Also not an issue. I have a new phone now. The other one died. The new stays charged longer. So I would maybe need to turn the car on maybe once or twice the whole time and again only for a few minutes.
I don't need to add extra crap to my camp. Maybe if it were an issue where the car needed to be on for more than a few minutes.
Bonnaroo is really the only time I need to use a car charger. It's the only time I'm away from the kids. I take them with me every where else. So it's the only time of the year where it's an issue. I usually don't even carry the phone on me.
Thanks for the suggestion but it's an expense that I don't care to spend money on, and it's a non-issue.