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11/6/2012 at 1:55pm
Location: Leicestershire
Outfit: Khyam Ridgidome XXL and many others
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I've had good results in "Winter-proofing" one of my tents Quechua Base Seconds 4.1. It's a tent that's really well ventilated with big mesh panels everywhere and great for Summer use, but for early and late season use it can be annoying that you can't close many of the vents.
I bought some cheap nylon offcuts, and used stick on velcro pads to stick on covers for most of the vents (but not all, you need a little bit of ventilation after all).
This worked a treat and with the temperatures going down to +9C at night, we were toasty but not stuffy. In the Summer, I remove the covers and stick them back on when it's cold. It doesn't damage the tent in any way and if you decide you don't want them after all, you can remove stick on velcro very easily without damage to the tent.
And it pays to have a set of thermals as well... and the smaller the tent / bedroom, the easier it's to keep it warm. I use smaller tents in cold weather and bigger ones when it's warmer.
In really evil cold, I pack an old single size down duvet. When we get cold in the night, I throw it over myself and my toddler's sleeping bags and we bask in toasty heat since there's nothing warmer than a down duvet. It packs pretty small too if you squash it down and tie it into a roll with a strap or two. That's the best insurance against night cold I've come across! Good luck with keeping warm with the twins 
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My OH is convinced that a permanent raincloud follows my tent where ever it is pitched. Apparently, I could end all drought and famine in Africa simply by pitching my tent there!
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