One day I want to sleep on the ground without a shelter. Has anyone else done this? Are bugs the biggest concern?
Lost in the right direction.
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LoboSolo wrote:
i've done it a bunch. especially in the whites and in towns when i wanna be stealthy
OzJacko wrote:
A couple of times in my youth.
You need a night without dew - we get that a lot near Perth but rarely near my hometown - and preferably few bugs - we get that rarely.
On a clear night tent without fly is nice though.
The effect of the clear night sky is lost on those of us that need glasses.
All those stars are not visible to me without my glasses.
CoachLou wrote:
I have many times, under dew, rain, snow, zillions of stars and the lights...................................it is ALL good.
WiseOldOwl wrote:
Picnic tables - Yea I did that - to get away from the the old men snoring.. it works.
OzJacko wrote:
Picnic tables are great.
Keep you away from the creepy crawlies.
There are a lot more than ants crawling around in our bush.
Dan76 wrote:
Just did this very action last weekend. Used a lightweight tarp to avoid the dew settling upon the bag. As I was on a lush grassy field, didn't use a sleeping pad but did need a sleeping bag as the temp dropped into the 40s.
LIhikers wrote:
Kathy and I have done it.
We did a night hike up Garfield Mountain, in NH, got to the top around midnight and couldn't find where the trail went.
We put down our ground cloth and sleeping bags and layed down right on the side of the trail.
Woke up to feet going past my head in the morning.
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jimmyjam wrote:
Best I have ever seen is at Brace Canyon Utah . If you have not been there, put it on your bucket list. We were lucky enough to be there one year during their annual star gazing week and they had dozens of telescopes set up it was amazing even without the telescopes.
LIhikers wrote:
I think the best star gazing I've had an opportunity to do was in northern MN, during a mid-winter, dog sled camping trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Imagine laying on your back on a wide open frozen lake, looking out of your sleeping bag into an unpolluted night sky. I'm not sure which was more breath taking, the view of the sky, or the minus -25 degree temperature. Priceless!
jimmyjam wrote:
Brrrrr kitty !!!! -25* ! yikes
rafe wrote:
True story here... I swear this happened. Camped illegally with a GF somewhere up on a ridge in the White Mountains, possibly even in the Prezzies. Sort of on the treeline, in the scrub. A meteorite came in so bright and close that we both heard it.
rafe wrote:
True story here... I swear this happened. Camped illegally with a GF somewhere up on a ridge in the White Mountains, possibly even in the Prezzies. Sort of on the treeline, in the scrub. A meteorite came in so bright and close that we both heard it.