roopass wrote:I enjoy my over night hiking , but i sometimes wonder why I do it, as my nights are Terrible, I have all the comfy sleep gear, but yet that perfect nights sleep is still out of reach, one day hike I did was 24k's I was totally shattered, I thought tonite I'll sleep well, but still no luck, I do sleep well at home.
I'm curious to know do any of u guys, get a goods night sleep, I mean like a solid 7 or 8 hrs sleep?
rcaffin wrote:Yep, we sleep like a log, both my wife and I.
We think the secret is a GOOD air mat like the Exped Synmat UL7
Cheers
Roger
wildwanderer wrote:Id like to say I always sleep like a rock for 8 plus hours but in reality I usually wake up about one to two times during the night. Ive noticed im quite sensitive to temperature when I sleep in the outdoors, if I get to hot or to cold i'l wake up.
Additionally it takes me a while to get to sleep if there is noise about the campsite either animals or companions snoring/moving about on their mattresses.
A number of people Ive camped with also mention sleeping challenges in the outdoors. Perhaps its a ancient hunter gatherer thing.. got to sleep lightly incase a wooly mammoth blunders into camp.
ribuck wrote:I'm with you, roopass. I'm lucky to get two or three hours sleep during what turns out to be a long night. That's despite feeling wonderfully comfortable in a great sleeping bag on a NeoAir mat, and going to bed feeling relaxed and tired, and not having any caffeine since breakfast (and I'm not scared of drop bears). And because I've been lying awake so much, I end up having to get up to pee, which doesn't help.
I've never figured out the reason I sleep poorly, but the pleasures of the rest of the day are more than enough to make up for it.
Moondog55 wrote:Hydrate! Hydrate well. I can't sleep if I am even a little dehydrated
Flipper Hands wrote:Not for everyone, but I pack a couple Restavit (over the counter sleeping tablets) for just that situation.
First night only, and can make you a bit dopey in the morning. Take one a few hours before you go to sleep.
YMMV
I also sleep better the 2nd (and subsequent) nights than the 1st, presumably as the fatigue accumulates.
ChrisJHC wrote:Since moving to a hammock a few years ago I regularly get 8 hours uninterrupted sleep.
My personal best is 12 hours following a 35 km day.
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Rileyr wrote:I find I sleep better the 2nd night if I had a less than ideal 1st night.
It can be a bit of a shock to the system going from all the modern luxuries to having almost none of them in a completely new environment, but maybe the more time spent out there the more natural it would become.
rcaffin wrote: well, 12 hours is a long time in a tent waiting for the morning.
Waiting? Who's waiting?
I'm asleep until my wife wants breakfast - which means it is daylight. Maybe the sun is not up, but quite light enough to get breakfast ready.
Cheers
Roger
madpom wrote:As someone who can take hours to drop off in a tent: 33db Earplugs to eliminate environmental distractions especually in windy conditions is critical.
Combine with an earbud earphone sneaked in beside, playing the History of Rome podcast. Sends me off every time! A wonderful soft-spoken voice. Content interesting enough to keep my attention but gently told enough not to require enough concentration to keep me awake. Highly recommended if you don't mind taking technology bush with you. 170-odd episodes so plenty of nights worth.
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