Staying Warm Over Night (without a camp fire)

[Ferenc]

Good food ..... and pack lots of it .... when the temp drops big time.

[warnniklz]

I make sure I put on dry clothes for sleeping in. And when I'm changing, I even towel off. I may have been freezing my ass off all day, but I still make sure I'm bone dry before putting on sleeping clothes. I also make sure I wear a toque and socks to bed. Crack a window slightly so your warm breath doesn't create damp condensation inside the vehicle.

[warnniklz]

Hot water bottles in the sleeping bag also helps big time

[quadrakid]

If you don,t sit around a fire you are not hunting.

[ducktoller]

I make sure I put on dry clothes for sleeping in. And when I'm changing, I even towel off. I may have been freezing my ass off all day, but I still make sure I'm bone dry before putting on sleeping clothes. I also make sure I wear a toque and socks to bed. Crack a window slightly so your warm breath doesn't create damp condensation inside the vehicle.

Yupp forgot that last weekend when drunk and spent twenty minutes cold in the dark drying out my car before hunting

[S.W.A.T.]

Another Random Question...What does everyone do to stay warm when hunting overnight with a group? We want to just sleep overnight in our trucks (no campers, or tents), but making a fire the night before hunting can get stinky with smoke if you want scent control the next day.

Looking to be able to hang out and drink beer, but stay respectably warm.


Thanks!

Bring some ladies

[northof49]

Bring some ladies

much better idea than hot water bottles

[S.W.A.T.]

much better idea than hot water bottles

Skin to skin they say

[scoutlt1]

much better idea than hot water bottles

Not always.......

[caddisguy]

I don't think there is much a human can do to avoid getting winded no matter what they change regarding scent profile. There have been studies which demonstrated even the best scent control methods (ozone I think) only bought the hunter an extra couple of seconds before the dog busted him. Wind / thermals are everything and not dropping scent between feeding and bedding spots is best practice.

For staying warm, it all comes down to a good sleeping bag. I sleep in the jeep with a soft top and have done so below -20. I have a crappy sleeping bag, so I supplement with extra blankets. I keep my beer in my bag with me to prevent it from freezing and sometimes I'll bust out a hand warmer or too. Those late season nights (dark from 4pm until 8:30am) get a little long, so sometimes I load up a few movies on the tablet. I make tea and soup as well so I can keep sipping at something without getting carried away with the beer.