karlfarris Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Went to GB Friday and planned to stay til today. However...when I woke up early Saturday and saw by my thermometer that it was 51 degrees, and my teeth were literally chattering, I said "not another night of this". I sleep in my SUV, which normally is fine, but not at 51 degrees. Ran my car heater for early breakfast, but you can't run it at night...or kiss your butt goodby. Need a trailer, but that's not gonna happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Karl a good North Face sleeping bag will do the trick. Then sleep in until the sun comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver hillbille Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. YOu need another blanket or real sleeping bag. Don't forget a wool cap to keep your head warm( which keeps everything else warm.). I sleep in my SUV, which normally is fine, but not at 51 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Karl,We were out there and I didn't see you with the Shooters!Mitchel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) Sounds to me like you need a real sleeping bag, Karl. I have a 0-degree Northface bag and have never been cold sleeping outside, let alone inside my truck. 51 should have been comfortable sleeping in thermals and a nice blanket. Edited November 9, 2014 by Mikestang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azblackbird Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 51º is swimming weather for me. I start melting at anything over 80º which kinda sucks, as it makes for somewhat of a short gold season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lve2fsh Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 As long as the wind isn't blowing I'm just getting comfortable at 50 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Karl, I was there Saturday and Sunday. The overnight low was 49 degrees. We slept in a tent,and had the screen window open all night. I slept in my standard sleeping bag half unzippedand was very comfortable. Like some of the others say, maybe you just need a sleeping bagthat suits your personal temperature needs. Or.........you can do like the Eskimos, who knowhow to stay warm, depending on whether it's a one dog, two dog, or "Three Dog Night". Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Been there done that Karl. If you don't have a foam pad for the bottom of the pick up bed...get one.A lot of cold radiates up from that steel.Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 A lot of cold radiates up from that steel.Thermodynamics would disagree and state that a lot of heat is being absorbed by that steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 When you are freezing no on ecares what direction the therms are heading....Karl; you call me a wuss when I won't go tromp around at 90 or 100....the weather was just right for sleeping and hunting, wish I had been there!some decent bedding and a small camp stove for morning coffee would do you proud my friend...fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 When you are freezing no on ecares what direction the therms are heading....Karl; you call me a wuss when I won't go tromp around at 90 or 100....the weather was just right for sleeping and hunting, wish I had been there!some decent bedding and a small camp stove for morning coffee would do you proud my friend...fredThat's what im screaming! After a few teeth chattering nights and realizing im not 30yrs old anymore... dad and I decided to get a 25ft. RV...Best thing we ever did. Its a gas hog but man is it niceto take a shower at the end of the day and sleep on a nice bed Old RVs are really cheap to get. Just have to ReFi your house to fill them up Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfarris Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Mike, Tom, Fred, Mitchel, Etc,I wasn't totally clear in my post...I slept inside my Subaru Forester, which is large enough to be comfortable, and I normally don't have a temperature problem...BUT I forgot about the nights being so cold this time of year (stupid, I know), and totally forgot to take my sleeping bags. DUH! Getting old, really old, sucks!I have a 4 inch foam mattress which is super comfortable, and I do have a small propane stove for coffee and pan broiling meat, just forgot the sleeping bags. And I use a wool watch cap for my head. Now if I just had a brain in my head...Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikestang Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Haha! Yup, a sleeping bag is key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 OOPS........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basaltgooroo Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Thermodynamics would disagree and state that a lot of heat is being absorbed by that steel.Cunningham's Law states "the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer."-Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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