[pct-l] Sleepless on the trail

[steve_peterson at sbcglobal.net (Steve Peterson)]

No, not thinking of scary things (or even non-scary things). Most evenings I'm 
pooped from hiking and you'd think that would be enough to knock me out, but I'm 
just not drowsy, if that makes any sense. I think I've tried every sleep pad out 
there and I'm loathe to go back to my old, really heavy Thermarest, but that's 
about what I'm ready to do unless I hear of something better. The most sleep I 
got this time was about 4 hours one night; the other nights were about two. 
First night off the trail, but not in my own bed, I slept for about ten hours. 
Amazing what the human body can do on very little sleep (at least for a while).

Pillow-wise, I found this year that boots (turned on their side) got me the 
height I needed and various other items from my pack (when I wasn't wearing 
them) gave me the padding I needed, so I consider "the pillow problem" more or 
less solved, at least until I switch to trail runners. (Yes, the smell is bad; 
no, I don't think that was what was keeping me awake :-))

Cathy wrote:
> Hi I have a three quarter thermarest, inflates to 1 and a half inches. Its
> great, what I have found is when I have the proper pillow, height wise, it
> makes all the difference in the world--or are you thinking about what's out
> there that is scary?
>          Ground Pounder Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Peterson" <steve_peterson@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 4:22 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Sleepless on the trail
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>>Does anyone else have trouble sleeping on the trail, even after a couple
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> of
> 
>>weeks? If so, what do you do about it?
>>
>>After my 11-day trip I figured I just wasn't out there long enough, but
> 
> after my
> 
>>16-day JMT trip I'm doubting that's the answer. Someone on the trail
> 
> suggested 2
> 
>>Tylenol PM per night (which is lighter than a thicker Thermarest), but I'd
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> be
> 
>>interested in other solutions, too. I'm not drinking caffeine at all, but
> 
> I am
> 
>>eating chocolate; hate to have to make a choice between chocolate and
> 
> sleep,
> 
>>though.
>>
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