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Subject Topic: Ideas to keep warm at night under canvas!
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Personsprite1275
04/8/2015 at 1:39pm
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I've just bought this for when we have electric hook up


PersonMucker1884
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Quote: Originally posted by jesmin on 04/8/2015
... Had to make sure even my face was covered though! ...



By the sleeping bag, yer mean?
Turns out you are advised not to do that. I used to, until advised otherwise.You could wake up in a soggy bag, if you're not careful!

I now wear a balaclava to bed... in the winter, with frost and/or snow about, of course!

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Personchappers2341
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Quote: Originally posted by jesmin on 04/8/2015
Our sleeping bags are great, kept us snug and warm. Had to make sure even my face was covered though! But my youngest kept coming out of his sleeping bag hence the post.


Cable ties will keep him in.
To be fair we have had some unseasonably cold nights lately(there was even frost on the grass last week)as mucker says its really just a matter of warmer clothing, get the little one a nice fleecy onesie.


PersonDavy / Jean
04/8/2015 at 5:09pm
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Buy electrici heater but make sure it has thermostat & a cut off switch on bottom in case it's knocked over also make sure it has CE stamp , get kids into all in ones & a good coat , hope they enjoy

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Quote: Originally posted by jesmin on 03/8/2015Just changed our tent to a 6m bell tent, have come back from our first camping trip with it. The nights were freezing! Any ideas of how to keep warm. I have young kids so I need to keep in mind the health and safety issues. I had the inner tent and it was ok when we were in our sleeping bags. However, I am wondering how I am going to manage when it rains and also those evening hours.
I can't afford a stove at the moment.

get a fire going - if the site permits - or camping onesies are pretty
effective. Make sure you have the rear of the tent facing the wind and sit around the other side


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Personjthunders
04/8/2015 at 10:58pm
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second the campfire suggestions - we only use campfire-friendly sites for that reason.

also candles - we use them where feasible, and find they can make a big difference. Candles can take the edge off the chill and, psychologically, looking at a real flame warms the cockles.


Personjesmin
04/8/2015 at 11:16pm
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I did have the tent version of a Tealights chandelier, which did help a bit. But I think I'll choose campfire sites in the future, then at least the evening hours are dealt with. The kids love campfires anyway.


Personcaral
05/8/2015 at 6:16pm
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I always take a hot water bottle - useful for sitting outside with it on my lap, and then pop it into the bed to take the chill off. Waterproof backed rugs make great alternatives to carpet, and certainly take the chill off cold groundsheets in the morning.

The biggest thing is to be preppared to call it a night sooner than you'd like, once you are cold, it's hard to warm up again. We camped a couple of weekends ago in the highlands. We were in our beds by 9:30 each night, but toasty as bugs in a rug :)


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