[at-l] Opining on Campfires along the AT

[carol1944 at brmemc.net (carol1944@brmemc.net)]

THAT'S WITH WIND CHILL included.

It was nearly zero at the top of Blood Mntn on Tuesday-Wednesday at night with wind chill included.  I'm sure the Smokies were colder than that.  Right now the WIND is gusting in the 50 mph range.  Nearly knocked the car I was in off the road.

Best thing to do to sleep warm is hike AFTER you eat supper to get your body temp up and then put that hot-body (hmmmm, that sounds a bit risque, but you know what I mean) into your sleeping bag to warm the bag up.  Then as the bag cools, you sleep.

Do NOT get cold before you go to bed.  Sleeping bags that I have seen do not heat your body up like a heating blanket.  Your body heats up the bag.

Wisdom from someone who got hypothermia once and doesn't backpack when the temps go below 35* at night.

Auntie Coosa


----- Original Message -----
From: amy

> 
> On Mar 4, 2005, at 8:22 PM, "" <carol1944@brmemc.net> wrote:
> 
> > tushie.  BRING WARMER GEAR because it will be in the ZEROS here in No 
> > GA and into Damascus if you?re starting your Thru Hike before May.
> >
> 
> Zero degrees? Holy smokes.  I'm going to need another sleeping bag.  Or 
> two.
> 
> -amy
>