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When I arrived at Manchester last year, I was prepared for the the heat and the rain, but I was so unprepared for a couple chilly nights. It does have a tendacy to get cool and damp at night so do yourself a favor and pack a hoody, long pants, and a blanket/sleeping back and you will be happy you did so I hate to see anyone make the mistake I did last year.
On the flip side, prepare for the sun. I know most people think sunscreen will do the trick, but I also think it is good to get some kind of base tan working for you. The TN sun will kick your a@$.
I'm unsure if I am prepared enough for those chilly nights trying to sleep. This is what I have planned to bring:
There are two of us sleeping on an air mattress. I have one thin sheet to go over both of us, and three individual fleece blankets. I am a cold person (colder than others ... I even have a blanket on me year round when I'm on the couch in my living room in the summer!). Do you think this will be enough? I don't want to have to buy a sleeping bag.
3 fleece blankets?! That sounds like that should be enough.
Well, they are small and one only fits one person...so I would probably have two on me and one on him. Like I said, I stay colder than other people. Will this be enough for him?
not sure now..I personally would like to have something wrapped around me to keep warm. It is a damp cold, so it will get to you a little more than usual.
Post by trippindaisy on Jun 1, 2007 10:26:40 GMT -5
You might need to bring more than that Oleander. I slept in my clothes, in a thick sleeping bag with a blanket over me last year on the Thursday and was still cold....... The other nights were not so bad but that one night would have been miserable without what I had.
3 fleece blankets?! That sounds like that should be enough.
Well, they are small and one only fits one person...so I would probably have two on me and one on him. Like I said, I stay colder than other people. Will this be enough for him?
Hey - me here - just like you - I brought a quilt last year, slept in my clothes, with a sheet and a quilt, wearing my hoodie and I was still cold the first 2 nights
Last year it was pretty chilly every night, and especially Thursday night, but it's been pretty damn hot up here lately, with some mighty warm nights. That said, you should still prepare for cold, because one never knows.
I usually just bring the comforter off of my bed and use that. It either serves as a cover if it's cold, or a pad on top of my air mattress if it's hot, so that I don't stick to the air mattress on those lovely mornings we all know so well.
If you have a few more blankets, oleander, you won't need a sleeping bag. I just bring a few, and I'm usually okay. Last year Thursday was cold...I'm not gonna lie...but that was kind of a rare thing.
Post by oleander124 on Jun 1, 2007 11:25:50 GMT -5
joga said:
I usually just bring the comforter off of my bed and use that. It either serves as a cover if it's cold, or a pad on top of my air mattress if it's hot, so that I don't stick to the air mattress on those lovely mornings we all know so well.
If you have a few more blankets, oleander, you won't need a sleeping bag. I just bring a few, and I'm usually okay. Last year Thursday was cold...I'm not gonna lie...but that was kind of a rare thing.
Thanks. I can't take my comforter b/c that is the shield to keep the ton of cat hair my cat produces off of my bed. I could take my bf's comforter, but ew...that thing needs to be washed. I also have the benefit of having a bf that is like a human heater. He is always so warm and I'm the little ice box shivering in the corner.
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Last night on Thursday night I was chilly and had a good comforter with me and I had clothes on too. This year I am bringing an extra blanket just in case. Good advice
Post by shenanigans on Jun 1, 2007 13:14:16 GMT -5
My biggest mistake was only bringing flip flips, ... oh and one pair of socks.. I was walking around the wet fields with flip flops and socks on while freezing my ass off.
By all means bring warm sleeping gear but don't bring one big blanket. Sleep with layers because after the sun rises you can toss off one layer at a time until the sweat drives you out of the tent completely.
How chilly does it get there at night? Being from Minnesota and doing a lot of outdoor activities, I'm not sure if your chilly is my chilly. Is the farm in a low area that draws in the colder air? ???
its in the hills - it can getchilly at night - but prolly not chilly like you are used to - I think it is chilly - but I live in Mississippi - anything under 65 is considered chilly
I guess I'm the exception. I think it's usually warm at night. But I sleep in shorts at 60 degrees. I slept outside and brought only a sheet the 1st 3 years and was fine until Sat. '04. It was wet and chilly after the monsoon. The humidity usually makes it feel hot to me.
If this drought keeps up and the humidity stays low (at least low for TN) it will cool off faster at night and not be as muggy. If you're normally cold at night bring some extra cover. If you're warm like me one pair of pants, one hoodie and one blanket will be fine. And like me you'll probably not use them.
Post by spookymonster on Jun 2, 2007 22:27:03 GMT -5
I plan on using body heat and friction to my advantage. Should hypothermia ensue, throw an extra blonde on top. Repeat until elevated body temperature resumes.
its in the hills - it can getchilly at night - but prolly not chilly like you are used to - I think it is chilly - but I live in Mississippi - anything under 65 is considered chilly
I've been checking the highs and lows for that area lately and if 60's is as low as it gets, we should have nothing to be concerned about. We live for 60's at night. The coldest I've ever camped in was -32 on the north shore of Lake Superior. Now that will cause shrinkage!!!
I hate to see anyone make the mistake I did last year.
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