Morning Routine - Get Up & Go or Relax & Chill?

**<-Pointer** · 03-23-2017, 22:34

Did morning PT for ten years. I don't wake up at the crack of dawn and workout unless there are no other alternatives.

**brian60** · 03-24-2017, 12:57

Originally Posted by <-Pointer

Did morning PT for ten years. I don't wake up at the crack of dawn and workout unless there are no other alternatives.

I know a lot of people who frequently ask/say to people who did military for years and years: "You're probably up at the crack of dawn or earlier every day since you're used to it, right?" And heck most military people I know sleep in later than I do! Haha

**<-Pointer** · 03-24-2017, 15:55

Originally Posted by brian60

I know a lot of people who frequently ask/say to people who did military for years and years: "You're probably up at the crack of dawn or earlier every day since you're used to it, right?" And heck most military people I know sleep in later than I do! Haha

I know some who like the routine and just keep it up the rest of their lives. Personally, I never cared for mornings, and despised pre-dawn activities

(Gives me the willies just thinking about it.) More power to those who can get up and go and enjoy that sort of thing but I ain't one of them. I'm old and fat and find it terribly difficult to leave my comfy and warm hammock before the sun is fully up at a minimum.

"There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning" - Jimmy Buffet

**tazmaniac** · 03-24-2017, 16:18

So far have been more of a car camp/base camp or a couple of mile hike in to site hammocker. Began w/ a few tent and ground sleeps and woke up earlyish because I wasn't sleeping well. Hammocks have changed everything in that department, so I could sleep till Noon and take a nap at 1. For me it is about the time outdoors and away and the superior rest I get in the hammock even if in the woods behind my house.. Not in that great of shape so any serious hiking is out for me, but I would like to try some trailside camping loops.

**La Picker** · 03-24-2017, 18:24

I get a deep recuperative sleep in my hammock out in nature that I just don't get at home, plus in our regular workday routine we rise brutally early, so when I'm camping/hiking sleep is a big part of the experience. Then when I do finally roll out, coffee and breakfast are a ritual which I savor and would never rush through.

Hey, I'm a low mileage hiker anyway, so what's the hurry?

**jms53** · 05-09-2017, 17:37

I'm a motorcycle camper, usually in places where it's accepted but not suggested to camp. As such I need to make sure that my campsite is clear before the sun is high enough that people can see it from the road.

Once I'm all packed up and checked for LNT, I will get on the road until I can find a spot to take my time making breakfast. Packing up however needs to be done quickly to avoid "encounters".

**IcyThunder** · 05-09-2017, 17:58

If it were up to me, I'd sleep in and savor it. Young kids don't let me, though. It's hard to keep them quiet before quiet hours is over in the morning at the state parks. We're up and at 'em. Someday, though...someday.

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**Shug** · 05-09-2017, 19:00

Originally Posted by PopsicleToes

If it were up to me, I'd sleep in and savor it. Young kids don't let me, though. It's hard to keep them quiet before quiet hours is over in the morning at the state parks. We're up and at 'em. Someday, though...someday.

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Nice you give up good snooze to bring the young 'uns along.
Whooooooo Betty))))
Shug

**ChrisJHC** · 05-09-2017, 19:11

Definitely get up and go. It always amazes me how some people can take hours to get started in the morning.

Let's see: breakfast 10 mins, ablutions 10 mins, pack up 10 mins. Anything more than 30 mins from getting out of the hammock is too long. Note that I'm not averse to having a bit of a lie-in and reading my Kindle in my hammock, but once I'm up I'm on my way ASAP.

This is the main reason I prefer solo hikes as I can set my own schedule. The only difference is when I'm with the kids - I'm still able to boss them around!

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