Georgia Trail Riders Forum
MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: clark123456 on February 24, 2014, 06:03:50 PM
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I'm planning on using a 9'x10' 3 season tent at the March trip location. It has open mesh on two out of four panels at the top, about 1/4 of the way down the side (each triangle is about 3'x4'x3').
I have a 0 degree sleeping bag and I'll be on a cot.
Will I be very uncomfortable?
Is there a good way to temporarily cover the mesh openings?
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Yes u will be uncomfortable
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Does it not have the little cover to go over the top
also you could use a canopy to go over the top
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If it has a rain fly you will be fine. My winter tent is totally mesh and then rain fly. It is warm
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Ok, thanks for the feedback. No new tent is needed!
I may, or may not, have an instant canopy over my setup...money, money, money. Creating a dry space is awesome, so I would bet I have one.
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the only reason you might get cold is due to sleeping on a cot. It will allow air to get under you. I would get a good wool blanket or something to insulate you and your sleeping bag from the cot. Best thing for tent camping is an insulated sleeping pad on the ground
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What I do, even on an air mattress is sleep on top of an emergency blanket to radiate the heat back
Sent from the ether
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I take two sleeping bags and put one down on the cot then the one I sleep in.
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In my experience, a true zero degree bag in conjunction with a ground cover (thermarest pad or similar) will keep you warm with or without a tent. I own a couple of nice bags and my cold weather bag is like an oven. Even in sub-freezing temps I usually wind up unzipping it sometime during the night because I'm too hot.