Waterproof bags are clammy because they seal body moisture in A waterproof ground cover is all you need. If you must sleep under the stars, you can buy or rig one that can be roped in a small awning over your head and folded over your blankets. This will keep out the rain. If you are out for just a night or two and traveling light, you can be very comfortable with a canvas or poncho spread on a soft spot-pine needles or such- and an envelope bed made of overlapping blankets. In fact, such a bed is snuggest even if you use a cot or mattress. Lay the first blanket on the ground with its right side under you and the left extended to fold over you. Spread the second blanket the opposite way. Now you have two thicknesses underneath and two blankets to fold over you, one from each side. Add a third if it is cold. Bring some beef jerky for protein.
| August 27th, 2010 | Posted in Recipes |