Thread: Warm winter sleepingbag

A quality sleeping pad will really help in conjunction with a quality sleeping bag or quilt (depending on your preference) with appropriate R value rating. I pack an Exped foam sleeping pad in addition to my Thermarest Neo Air for the colder months. Major reason is comfort, but it also adds to the R rating. If you can eat a large meal before tucking in, this helps the body with going to bed warm. Boil some water and put in your water tight Nalgene bottle. Better to layer up going to bed warm, than to try to gain heat by layering later. Keep a set of dry merino underwear, socks, tee shirt and beanie for this. If you are getting really cold, add thermal leggings (like the Macpac ones, can't kill them) and a light puffer.