sleeping

i stumbled upon this really great blog about a brit sleeping in london and surrounding areas. I thought a repost might be useful. there is many little nuggets of info of where to go and what to do if homeless in the london area. There is also some good explanations of how the weather works in...

So I actually get more sick when I am home and domesticated for some reason but when I end up having to sleep outside(no tent) I tie a scarf around my face, mouth and nose so the cold air is filtered through the scarf before getting to my throat,nasal passage and lungs which has kept me from...

hey we are from Belgium now in new mexico, soon in nola... we squat a house in Ghent and there we have a guestroom with people from all over the world passing. we we`re wondering if someone knows a place like that in new Orleans? whaaa thanks!

Roosterruler decided to share with us a statistical breakdown of her sleeping habits over the past year, including what percentage of couches vs beds, how many stays were from couchsurfing.com, and pictures of each of the different places she slept. Check it out, it's pretty fascinating! I...

>if this is in the wrong section move it to where it goes< I thought, for those who have slept in the different cities of this USA. I'm asking for need (I want) and thought others might want to have this information. I'll try people's park in Oakland/Berkeley area but maybe others here have...

As of right now I have one of these. http://cache.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/images/large/amk-heatsheet-bivy-L.jpg And was wondering if I had that with one of those fleece sleeping bags for example (http://media.midwayusa.com/productimages/880x660/primary/110/110893.jpg) if it'd be...

My dog is two years old now, I have had her since she was rescued at 6 weeks old. At night time she is driving me crazy. She insists on having full body contact whilst we're sleeping. Essentially she wants to spoon me! When sleeping in a tent in the woods her snuggling up is great but in a house...

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Tried to see if this has been posted before, but I haven't found it in this section... So, have any of you tried out the Compression Sleeping Bags? The ones that you can fit into a small (usually bright orange, of course -_- ) bag and fit into your pack? I've been kinda iffy on shelling out the...

and what side effects does it have? In the winters here in ny i get about one or two hours per day. fuckin sucks.

Hi all What is a good compact lightweight 0 degree sleeping bag you recomend? fairly cheep one would be nice to. it needs to fit into my osprey 38l pack. .if you have one that would be cool to that you would want to trade or i could buy or maybe even have. smile face Thank you

My well meaning mom baught a 0 degree EMS bag and when I went to go back to return it they said that it would be ) degrees if ---you got the special pad-50.00--you baught the special insert-50.00--you wore the special clothing-100-120.00 and where inside there tent 150-300.00. EMS seems to be...

Say your in a new city and you haven't found any abandoned houses or shit like that and you decide to sleep outside. How do you decide where to crash at?

Has anyone on here experienced it? If so I'd like to hear about experiences and what you do to overcome it. Im curious how common it is. I told a friend a moment ago that I was sorry for keeping him up (if i did) all night by my restlessness and told him about the night terrors..not sure if...

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/crime/video-nypd-police-officers-beat-unarmed-shirtless-ehud-halevi-jewish-synagogues A recently released video (below) shows a New York police officer beating a shirtless man, Ehud Halevi, in the basement of the Aliya Institute youth center in Brooklyn...

needing some help on finding the best type of sleeping bag for light weight and providing enough warmth. 20-30 temp any suggestions?

So i had just left Anchorage with the ultimate goal of getting back to home to California Walking down the side of Alaska Highway one i begin to realize the sun is setting in the Alaskan Twilight. I then Thrust out my arm to try to signal one last ride for the night and withen minutes over pulls...

So i hate the idea of having to bring a sleeping bag and a bedroll, dont know why but i hate them with all my heart, ive looking into buying a tiny portable hammock, bringing a string to put above my when im in the hammock perpendicular(i think thats the word) over the top of the hammock and...

I'll be starting my journey out west soon, within the next week or two. What are some safe places to sleep roadside along the way?

Not sure if this thread belongs here, but sleep is a part of staying healthy, so I'm gonna roll with it. Pohlyphasic sleep is essentially short naps throughout the day instead of one long rest at night. The extreme version is where you take twenty minute naps every four hours (2 hours of sleep...