During my recent summer hike I used to sleep under armour athletic shorts (no undies to air out), smartwool t-shirt, smartwool socks (if feet are chilly)
Worked out perfectly
During my recent summer hike I used to sleep under armour athletic shorts (no undies to air out), smartwool t-shirt, smartwool socks (if feet are chilly)
Worked out perfectly
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Huh? Clothes in summer?
"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul." -- Sigurd Olson
gym shorts summer and winter.
Au Naturel...
"truth is uncontainable, and inexpressible. It neither is nor is not.
This unformulated principle is the foundation of the different systems of all the sages."
Diamond Sutra
just the cloths I hiked in. If they are to dirty I take that layer off and sleep in an undershirt and shorts.
"The only rule to survivialin is NEVER GIVE UP"
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It depends on the season for me...
... cold nights, smartwool longjohns and socks...
... warm weather, t-shirt and boxers or shorts...
... hot weather, it's just me and my hammock and a hope that the permethrine treatment will hold off any blood suckers from my backside.
It depends on time of year. During the summer, I don't take any sleeping bag nor top quilt, so it's just my hammock and my clothes. I take to bed with me the clothes I'll need in the morning, when things are coolest. If I don't need it all to keep warm, I might use some as a pillow or under my knees.
If the temps will get down into the 40s, then I will take a sleeping bag, and that changes the whole equation. I prefer cotton for sleeping in, just a t-shirt and boxers. My hammock has an integrated underquilt and is not downproof, so washing is a problem. Therefore, I always wear *something*.
Yes, I have separate "hiking" clothes and "sleeping" clothes. I like putting clean clothes on after I wash up before going to bed, and giving my hiking clothes a chance to air out at night.
Warm weather: short sleeve wicking base layer shirt/briefs
Cooler weather: long sleeve and long john wicking base layer
Colder weather: Power Stretch mid layers added to the above
A beanie hat or balaclava, warm/doubled socks and liner gloves can add a lot of warmth-- I feel it in my extremities first and I think am colder than I really am-- part of our conditioning from living in heated spaces I think.
The trick is to have stuff you can wear vs. clothes just for sleeping or a heavier bag. In a perfect world, you should be wearing everything you can at the coldest temps expected for the trip. I know a guy who will wear his rain gear if needed. I would have to be really cold to do that. I'm a warm sleeper anyway.
I agree with DaleW.
If I don't expect to cross a significant body of water I won't bring extra pants. If I'm going to be near or around water for a while or if it may rain and its cold I feel it prudent to have something extra to change into. This gives me some PJ bottoms for winter.
If I'm going to take a single set of pants and had a nice quilt or say a Marmot helium or Feather Friends bag I'd be crazy to get into it with my hiking pants unless they were clean. In that case some for of PJ would be a good idea.
That being said, there's a long time hunter tip you see pop up in magazines like Field and Stream about using silk PJ's as long underwear so that's certain one option that could do double duty as extra insulation.
I carry clothes dedicated to night time only. My hiking clothes are thrown across tree branches to air out during the night. I also carry camp-soap and will wash my hiking clothes if I've got water to spare. Choice of clothes I carry will depend on weather and temps. The colder it is, the more layers of silk and wool.
TinaLouise
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