I dread the day

[jay santos]

Originally Posted by RC Vikings

Go out and buy the best sleeping bag and air mattress available and then take a bunch of NyQuil before bed. This will take care of the night and the day stuff ends up being great one on one with your son.

This is how I do it.

[RC Vikings]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Better yet, don't bring a sleeping bag. Bring sheets and quilts. There is no reason to bring a sleeping bag, other than ease and convenience, if you are using an air mattress.

You don't want to look like to big of puss. The NyQuil was a life saver for me. About dusk you take your shot and sleep through the night while the scouts are out raising hell until about two or three in the morning.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by RC Vikings

You don't want to look like to big of puss. The NyQuil was a life saver for me. About dusk you take your shot and sleep through the night while the scouts are out raising hell until about two or three in the morning.

Better yet, raise hell with them. I played CTF til midnight last campout.

[RC Vikings]

Originally Posted by K-dog

Do they make big sleeping bags? I hate that sleeping bags only come to my chest.

Don't buy a mummy bag that you can't move in. Buy a big Coleman bag with the cloth insides that is big enough to hold you and your pillow that you snuck in.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by RC Vikings

Don't buy a mummy bag that you can't move in. Buy a big Coleman bag with the cloth insides that is big enough to hold you and your pillow that you snuck in.

don't buy a cheap Coleman. You can buy a nice down bag that is not a mummy bag.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by RC Vikings

Go out and buy the best sleeping bag and air mattress available and then take a bunch of NyQuil before bed. This will take care of the night and the day stuff ends up being great one on one with your son.

I used to keep yelling at the kids to shut up. Then I just learned to bring ear plugs. I sleep well and they stay up all night. Everybody is happy.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by K-dog

Do they make big sleeping bags? I hate that sleeping bags only come to my chest.

I owuld go to REI and get a good but light bag. Yes, REI does sell oversized bags mide for the high and mighty. If you are car camping I also reccommend Rei's oversize cots, which I find more comfrontabel than ari mattresses. My good friend is 6'7" and 300+ lbs. and he sleeps comfrotbaly on these cots. Even if you are not that large, the XL cot is very sturdy and lets you roll around without fear of collapse. Plus, it is extra wide in addition to being extra long so you can roll over if you want to. I highly recommned this approach if you are car camping.

DOn't get one for the kid, however, as it is a rite of passge to sleep on the ground. Tell him you need it for an old war injury or something.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Better yet, don't bring a sleeping bag. Bring sheets and quilts. There is no reason to bring a sleeping bag, other than ease and convenience, if you are using an air mattress.

Maybe in Texas. I've camped in places where a sleeping bag was essential to keep from freezing.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Maybe in Texas. I've camped in places where a sleeping bag was essential to keep from freezing.

When was the last time our rugged Mike slept in the mountains? The last time this summer he was in Montana?

Another problem about sleeping on the ground are spiders and scorpions. These critters tend to crawl into shoes and warm places if one is not careful.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Maybe in Texas. I've camped in places where a sleeping bag was essential to keep from freezing.

I wonder how the pioneers survived without sleeping bags....

the point is that with layering you can accomplish what a sleeping bag does.

sleeping in my grandfather's unheated basement, blankets did just fine, in Wyoming.