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[–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Just to toss this out there, don't put your clothes actually under the sleeping bag unless the goal is wet clothes. Definitely strip down in your sleeping bag though, this way you don't sweat all night and have warm/dry clothes to put on before climbing out in the morning. There have been mornings I've had to crack the ice off my outer shell and been fine climbing out. Seems like a lifetime ago but that was what we were taught in the Army... now I have a small camper because... well because I don't want to have an extra soreness when I wake up lol.

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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Normally I'd be on solid ground, in a tent, with a sleeping mat beneath my sleeping bag, so it would probably be safe to keep my clothes under it, probably towards the end of the bag near my feet. I've also never had any sort of ice forming on my sleeping bag before since we always had tents for every campout as needed.

Maybe I'm misremembering the advice or it's bad advice, but in general I am probably never gonna have another chance to test this advice. So I'll take your word for it.

[–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 2 points 3 hours ago

I'd definitely agree, solid ground and a tent would make putting them in the sleeping bag a bit less important (plus then you can use them as a pillow). Having them in our bag was just something I was taught in basic training and it worked well the few times I have woken up with frost or ice on my outer shell (all Army related "camping").

In the decades since I've slowly shifted from big tents to a small travel trailer, it's so much better on my joints lol.