tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post3097404054328888411..comments2023-11-30T11:57:43.224-08:00Comments on Niniane's Blog: Solo campingNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-26187828486386592232014-08-18T22:47:32.067-07:002014-08-18T22:47:32.067-07:00@Anonymous 8/15: I did have a tent. I didn't ...@Anonymous 8/15: I did have a tent. I didn't have a sleeping bag. But I was sleeping in the tent, not in the open air. (Though I have slept on pine needles in the open air in the past.)<br /><br />The benefits are:<br /><br />1. Lighter supplies, so you can hike a longer distance during the day. If you have a tent, sleeping bag, pillow, pack, etc etc, you can only do car camping or at most hike out a couple miles.<br /><br />2. I like having fewer things to keep track of. I feel more connected to the wilderness if I'm there with a few supplies, versus if I'm there with a mobile home on my back.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-12768713601026911002014-08-18T22:44:30.116-07:002014-08-18T22:44:30.116-07:00@Anonymous 8/18: I was actually taught in survival...@Anonymous 8/18: I was actually taught in survival school that pine needles would insulate me and keep me warm. Maybe I needed to actually sleep inside the nest of pine needles instead of just on top of them. Or maybe the nights were warmer during survival school...Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-32046531376051164742014-08-18T22:39:33.668-07:002014-08-18T22:39:33.668-07:00Hahaha!!! I also thought that pine needles would ...Hahaha!!! I also thought that pine needles would help, but they did NOT. My case was in Mount Washington in New Hampshire...in November...and I gathered enough pine needles all morning and made a neat pile too...really was looking forward to sleeping on it! <br /><br />But then I found out that they did not keep me warm. Go figure, if they did we would have heard about their insulating use, huh?<br /><br />But there is something very pioneering, very anime, and very Heidi-like about gathering pine needles as an attempt to make a nice warm cozy bed in the middle do the earth to sleep on! It just delights me that you, someone else, also tried this idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-75432683977251755202014-08-15T22:24:54.268-07:002014-08-15T22:24:54.268-07:00Camping without tents and sleeping bags? What'...Camping without tents and sleeping bags? What's the advantage of sleeping on pine needles in open air? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-42404229431003560812014-08-13T08:23:04.197-07:002014-08-13T08:23:04.197-07:00Thanks for the trip report. Glad you got to spend ...Thanks for the trip report. Glad you got to spend some much-needed time outdoors. Re: freezing to death at night--I, too, have done this. Went camping with a colleague in a mountainous part of southern Germany. Fool that I was, I only brought a poncho and soft nylon liner, thinking it would be enough. I woke up every half hour after midnight, with my teeth chattering! Not very restful. In the future, I brought a pair of extra warm socks to use at night and a soft woolen cap to pull down over my ears. Later, I also added a Patagonia Puffball vest (best thing I <i>ever</i> bought--synthetic, weighs nothing, <b>huge</b> improvement in core warmth). Of course nothing beats a weather-rated bag, lol, but when you're trying to cut down on your pack load, etc... :o)Perl Hackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-25587556019066178972014-08-12T16:11:19.701-07:002014-08-12T16:11:19.701-07:00Will you go back to stuffing your face with fatty ...Will you go back to stuffing your face with fatty food?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-8893667084729036182014-08-12T14:20:13.863-07:002014-08-12T14:20:13.863-07:00Just be glad it wasn't poison oak.Just be glad it wasn't poison oak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-63316274115530728262014-08-12T00:35:55.997-07:002014-08-12T00:35:55.997-07:00Thank you Maria for identifying the death plant! ...Thank you Maria for identifying the death plant! I read the wikipedia page, and indeed my hives looked like the wikipedia photo.<br /><br />It seems unfortunate to have stinging nettle all over a frequently-used campsite.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-72249666279518384892014-08-12T00:25:31.414-07:002014-08-12T00:25:31.414-07:00Your death plant is stinging nettle! Next time, br...Your death plant is stinging nettle! Next time, bring gloves, and pinch off the young leaves on top to add to your soup - after it's steamed or boiled for a minute the sting goes away and it's a super delicious nutritious green.Mariahttp://greengabbro.net/noreply@blogger.com