How to keep warm in the tent?

Hiking in the fall and spring are good that during the day you do not get hot transitions. However, if the day is not hot, then as night? If there is a good sleeping bag demi - cold. Especially if you covered the march rain that soaked your clothes. How to deal with the cold and dry things? Answers to this question will give this article.

Rains in the campaigns, we dry things right

It is clear that an open fire gives the most heat. But modern materials are very poorly tolerate contact with flames. If you do not want to spoil the expensive tourist clothes or shoes, then dry them over the fire is not recommended.

Shoes should unlace and fill newspapers, previously taking out the insoles, which need to be dried separately. For lack of newspapers, you can use dry grass, but where to take it after the rain? Do you wear a beam of hay in a backpack. Drying shoes well under a warm wind that blows from the fire. But beware - the wind often brings a spark. In drying shoes should take an active part, turning her different sides to heat and changing the newspaper, stretched himself on the moisture to dry.

Clothes, especially fleece, also should not be dried over a fire. As is the case with the shoes, you should resort to the principle of "warm wind". Pockets, if they are, you need to turn out, and lightning to undo. To enhance the effect of "warm wind" behind hung clothes you can stretch or a plastic tarpaulin. The heat will be reflected from the screen and additionally dry things. If after drying clothes still remains moist, and you already have to go to bed, and then there is an interesting solution. Spread the thing and put it under your sleeping bag. Your warm night to finish doing what started the fire.

How to keep warm in the tent?

Here you are allowed to dry things, but as a warm up to now? Here, too, have their tricks.

 - If you have a two-liter bottle, then it is possible to pour hot water and put in a sleeping bag. So you get a heating pad, which in a few hours will give off heat, warming you. Better yet warm campfire small stone which then should be wrapped in a cloth and put in a tent. Stone will give warmth even longer than the bottle.

 - Backpack can be used as an extra layer of insulation, just shove him in the legs. Yes, so sleep is not very convenient, but warmer.

 - In the sleeping bag can shove all things, and on top hide raincoat. In addition, if you are not one and your neighbor can sostegnut sleeping, then do not hesitate, do it! If both of you guys, you can go back to back. In any case it will be warmer.

 - Before the trip, you can buy a tourist shop fleece liner in a sleeping bag and thermal underwear. The latter is not cheap, but it weighs a little better and will warm you several layers of clothing.
In addition, the well will help you keep warm, warm dinner, hot tea, hearty company and a positive attitude! Many times we got wet in the rain vpohodah the Crimea, but always we were able to stay warm thanks to skillful instructors and a positive attitude.