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well i wasnt expecting to be camping in temps that low... gu7ess ill know to get the other comforter outta the truck next time....

Bet you were too damn cold to go get it.
 
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I have slept outside in a canvas tent with just 2 wool blankets when it was a 21 degree low. Was quite comfy in the canvas tent I was using that weekend. Was also sleeping on the ground.
 
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nahh was to lazy... didnt want to have another thing to pack up when we went to leave...
 
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ive always heard canvas tents are warm to begin with...
 
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I have slept outside in a canvas tent with just 2 wool blankets when it was a 21 degree low. Was quite comfy in the canvas tent I was using that weekend. Was also sleeping on the ground.

I'll be staying in the hotel.
 
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Depends on the tent Shawn. They also have to be set up properly. The ones we use for reenacting require at least a half bale of straw in them around the edge of the tent to seal the tent to the ground and allow proper ventilation while maintaining the heat in the tent.Our tents also do not have floors so a mattress tick is required as well.
 
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Evening guys
 
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Rick I call a hotel the sissy tent in the winter.
 
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Howdy Neil. You missed the fireworks from earlier. There is a video of them.
 
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nahh was to lazy... didnt want to have another thing to pack up when we went to leave...

So you were miserable all night. so you wouldn't have to fold a comforter?
 
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Old 04-30-2013, 09:24 PM
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I do take a thin blanket camping with me in the summer so I dont have to rely solely on my summer sleeping bag.
 
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Rick I call a hotel the sissy tent in the winter.

If I m a sissy, I want to be a warm sissy.
 
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Old 04-30-2013, 09:26 PM
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Evening Neil!
 
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wouldnt say miserable... slightly uncomfortable maybe... but not miserable..
 
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If I m a sissy, I want to be a warm sissy.
Same here Rick....lol
 


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