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Even better. This way you don't have to get out of a sleeping bag. You just get up and start on breakfast and coffee. Have to drive to the crag? Just jump in the car, no need to wait for it to heat up.

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[quote="Josephine"]um.... i actually have a "good" sleeping bag. it's a 15 degree north face synthetic. cost about $100 when i bought it about 10 mos ago. it's great - as long as it's above 50. i guess there's no quick and easy solution to macgyver-ing an electric blanket to keep me nice and toasty. i might just have to play around with the emergency blanket since i'm not willing to buy the "i'm going to climb mt everest" sleeping bag

You can also get another bag to put inside your existing bag......or on the outside depending on how snug the northface fits you. It has worked well for me when it gets below 0 and won't break the bank. A thick 1.5-2 inch thermarest groundpad is really key and also comfy!

Josephine, I have two layers of foam, purchased at Walmart, wrapped in an old down comforter under me. I have a sheet, cotton waffle blanket, and an opened sleeping bag over me. Add the dog at my feet and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

The only time I've ever been cold was the night Duke pulled off all the covers on my side. Yasi and Duke slept like babies.

Not that I climb or camp anymore either.......

Josie -

Try a fleece liner as well. Just be careful of overdoing it - I did on my first cold camping night (Thanksgiving night) and I woke up sweating like mad.

The best warmth though is zipping your bag to the bag of another warm body. Meow.

The lighter fluid hand warmers are pretty hot and last 24 hours. Zippo has one - Zippo premium lighter fluid to produce more than ten times the heat as traditional models and lasts for up to 24 hours

I thought that was an iPhone at first...

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The zippo handwarmer kind of looks like a mini pipe bomb, how exactly do they work?

krampus wrote:The zippo handwarmer kind of looks like a mini pipe bomb, how exactly do they work?

Fill them up with lighter fluid and light the wick. The wick glows without a flame and the entire metal cover heats up hot. Much hotter than a chemical reaction packet and reuseable over and over.

I always sleep with a hat and wool socks on, that seems to help a bit. Also you can shove your legs through the arms of your down jacket and that works well too. Also, take Meadows advice and find some hottie to keep you warm at night. Meeeeeoooowww!!!!