dirtydarthard
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Interested in learning some alternative methods to getting sleep
Interested in learning some alternative methods to getting sleep
I've been sleeping rough in BC over the last few weeks without a sleeping bag. I've been relying on making primitive shelters. In Salmon Arm, I had a tough time finding some pine trees for boughs, and ended up using cat tail stocks instead. I was pretty happy with how it turned out, although you have to make sure to criss-cross them or they'll kind of fan out as you move around in the night. I found that a thickness of about 4" was enough to insulate me from the snow underneath.
I've been sleeping rough in BC over the last few weeks without a sleeping bag. I've been relying on making primitive shelters. In Salmon Arm, I had a tough time finding some pine trees for boughs, and ended up using cat tail stocks instead. I was pretty happy with how it turned out, although you have to make sure to criss-cross them or they'll kind of fan out as you move around in the night. I found that a thickness of about 4" was enough to insulate me from the snow underneath.
I travelled for awhile without a sleeping bag, in warm, dry weather. I didn't sleep well and found no up side to it. Unless you pass out drunk every night or simply don't want to be comfortable, I'd say a sleeping bag is the way to go.
Late response I know, but how did you get it waterproof? Or was it not? I know BC is pretty rainy and whenever I've tried sleeping in primitive shelters I've needed to use something artificial to make it rainproof. Have had good luck with tarps and once a rubber mat I found in the woods by my spot. I've tried all kinds of stuff from interlocking pine boughs to chunks of sod and never had anything work quite like good old plastic or rubber.