mattp Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 In another thread, Trask (who else?) reports "I use a 4-pt. Hudson's Bay Trapper blanket and a sweet little klootch I met to keep warm." I don't know the term "klootch," but I think he is referring to a female member of our species and he would probably want us to know that he doesn't just crawl under the blanket and go to sleep. My question is this: don't you (men) sleep warmer in your own bag than you do when zipped together with your (female) sweetie? It helps to have an extra down coat or something wrapped around your necks to reduce any draft, but still it has been my experience that all of my female partners over the years have been endothermic. If you've ever bivvied with your male partner and snuggled for warmth, didn't you find they were warmer than a female partner in the same situation? Is there some physiological reason for this? Quote
RobBob Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 [ 10-22-2002, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: RobBob ] Quote
RobBob Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 [ 10-22-2002, 10:56 AM: Message edited by: RobBob ] Quote
RobBob Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 Weird...I posted a reply, saw my name as the most recent poster, but no post. Okay, responding predictably to MattP's troll, give me the heat-sinks, and you guys can cuddle all you want! Quote
RobBob Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 Error messages... MattP, responding to your troll, I'll take the heat sinks, and the rest of you guys can cuddle. Quote
mattp Posted October 22, 2002 Author Posted October 22, 2002 We heard you, Rob Bob. What you're saying is that you have plenty of heat to spare. Quote
RobBob Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 Duh, how do you work this Commodore 64? Pardon my pc...someday maybe I'll learn to edit these things. Quote
fern Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 quote: Pardon my pc...someday maybe I'll learn to edit these thingsRobBob: on each of the posts you want to edit click on this symbol Quote
thelawgoddess Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 someone told me once that men and women are made that way for a reason, so that when they cuddle ... all's rigth in the world. Quote
Pencil_Pusher Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 quote: If you've ever bivvied with your male partner and snuggled for warmth, didn't you find they were warmer than a female partner in the same situation?Hmmm, let me think . While this has been discussed as a contingency plan for extreme cold, my guess is not too many guys have experienced what you describe. Maybe that's the key to going light. Perhaps Twight would shed some light(!) on this subject Really though, it just depends on the individuals. Two people could roast together whereas some are cold-skinned... someone get Courtenay for this physiological advice. Quote
Lambone Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 MattP, At the risk of being sprayed upon, I'll offer up that my lady sleeps much warmer than I do. We were zipped together on Glacier peak and it saved my ass...'cause I brought my joke of a sleeping bag... Quote
Pencil_Pusher Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 I thought the helicopter saved your ass. Or was it the cellphone? Quote
mattp Posted October 22, 2002 Author Posted October 22, 2002 Lambone - I already told you: sounds like you got a good one. You have an epic on Glacier Peak and she saves your ass ... then she still wants to go on a honey moon in the Canadian Rockies!!! Quote
gym_rat Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Nobody wants to see trask-the sleeping bag didn't cover enough. Quote
allthumbs Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Matt old buddy, you worry me with your post. Are you suggesting you and I get together for a bivy? Sorry dude, I don't swing that way...I still respect you though. Quote
allison Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 It's a natural fact....most of us are a little colder than most of you. I have a women's sleeping bag and one of its features is extra down in the feets. Don't hold that against us, just hold your nice furnace-like bodies against ours. One of the sweetest backcountry acts of chivalry is to warm up our frosty hands or feets with your body heat. The two-up thing with sleeping bags doesn't work great, there's the draft thing, it's crowded in a way that I don't find cozy, and the bags aren't made to work well that way. If you have a major height differential (my former spouse was 6" taller than me) the drafty factor goes up. I wish one of the manufacturers would wise up and make a 2 person bag, nuttin' fancy, just a nice 35 degree down or fill bag for two. That would . Quote
freeclimb9 Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 quote: Originally posted by allison: I wish one of the manufacturers would wise up and make a 2 person bag, nuttin' fancy, just a nice 35 degree down or fill bag for two. That would . been there, done that: http://www.nunatakusa.com/Sleeping_Bag_DoublePerson_Nunatak.htm I'm hot-blooded, check it and see. Got a fever of . . . Quote
krazy_1 Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Allison - when you are talking about a draft..... is that because you are messing with 2 different bags or zipping together acouple? i found that when i zipped 2 mummys together (you get a left and a right) it was all nice at first because you have two seperate heating spots for your feet... but needless to say my boyfriend at the time was all warm and toasty.... i was way beyond kentucky fried! heat was NOT a problem. Quote
allison Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Nope, pretty much used as directed, my experience has been that it was either drafty or uncomfortably cozy. It may just be me, as I am a sprawler....but I do know that most bags aren't really designed to work as well zipped together. I will check out the two person bag thing, that sounds cool, thanks. Quote
allthumbs Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 You two chicks sound real far out and groovy Ever been to a Holiday Inn? Quote
krazy_1 Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Nope but been to a Red Lion and slept on the floor. I know where you think you are going with this trask....... "nope - not .... gonna do it". but i'm willing to bet money that you've spent time at more places than just the holiday inn........ Quote
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