Anyone Used to Sleeping in VERY Cold Temperature?
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Yet to turn on my heating
It gets Around 11-12c in my bedroom at the moment.
By just enduring the cold and getting used to it, With a nice down duvet/wool underblanket it's still very comfortable and the sleep quality actually is great..
I want to go further and toughen up more and get used to even lower temperature...
The question is, what's the limit you can gradually get used to with no ill effects & it affecting your sleep quality?
Perhaps anyone is used to sleeping in extremely low temperatures and can share their experience?
It gets Around 11-12c in my bedroom at the moment.
By just enduring the cold and getting used to it, With a nice down duvet/wool underblanket it's still very comfortable and the sleep quality actually is great..
I want to go further and toughen up more and get used to even lower temperature...
The question is, what's the limit you can gradually get used to with no ill effects & it affecting your sleep quality?
Perhaps anyone is used to sleeping in extremely low temperatures and can share their experience?
I've slept in my car down to -10C in a sleeping bag rated for -16C. You can't just go naked or wear a t-shirt/underwear, so having a couple of layers will help.
This biggest problem is getting up to temperature and it can take a long time. Also your face/head is exposed unless you cover it. Those mummy sleeping bags help, but your face is still cold. One of the best things I found that helped was those large square cotton muslin sheets used for babies/toddlers. They are "holey" enough to allow breathing and keep some heat in over your face (I normally sleep on my side with the muslin draped over my head.
This biggest problem is getting up to temperature and it can take a long time. Also your face/head is exposed unless you cover it. Those mummy sleeping bags help, but your face is still cold. One of the best things I found that helped was those large square cotton muslin sheets used for babies/toddlers. They are "holey" enough to allow breathing and keep some heat in over your face (I normally sleep on my side with the muslin draped over my head.
Last Visit said:
bagusbagus said:
I want to go further and toughen up more and get used to even lower temperature...
Why?I don't understand the need to do this in a residential situation.
Fair enough if you're being a survivalist/outdoorsman (I watched some great 'hot tent' videos on YouTube over lockdown) but I just don't see why you'd want to do this at home?
I don't understand the question, as the "limit" of being able to sleep well depends on your bedding / sleeping bag.
For instance, Alpkit rate this summer sleeping bag as being good down to 7 degC but with an Extreme limit of -5.8.
However, get a 5 season expedition bag which are rated for -20 to -45 and you'd probably be well toasty at -5.8.
For instance, Alpkit rate this summer sleeping bag as being good down to 7 degC but with an Extreme limit of -5.8.
Alpkit said:
The Extreme rating is the temperature at which the average woman can remain for six hours without risk of death from hypothermia - but can still sustain cold injuries - under EN13537 conditions
https://alpkit.com/products/pipedream-200However, get a 5 season expedition bag which are rated for -20 to -45 and you'd probably be well toasty at -5.8.
I sleep all year round in a bedroom with the small window open, the heating goes off at 8pm and I am asleep about 11pm. I use a 5 tog quilt most of the year and have an extra 5 tog quilt for when it goes below freezing outside. I sleep naked as well (but you probably don't need to know that 
) The wife on the other had has an extra 13 tog quilt for her side and wears a lot in bed. But she still would not want the heating on.
) The wife on the other had has an extra 13 tog quilt for her side and wears a lot in bed. But she still would not want the heating on. bagusbagus said:
Yet to turn on my heating
It gets Around 11-12c in my bedroom at the moment.
By just enduring the cold and getting used to it, With a nice down duvet/wool underblanket it's still very comfortable and the sleep quality actually is great..
I want to go further and toughen up more and get used to even lower temperature...
The question is, what's the limit you can gradually get used to with no ill effects & it affecting your sleep quality?
Perhaps anyone is used to sleeping in extremely low temperatures and can share their experience?
11-12c is not cold in a bedroom. You're not enduring anything.It gets Around 11-12c in my bedroom at the moment.
By just enduring the cold and getting used to it, With a nice down duvet/wool underblanket it's still very comfortable and the sleep quality actually is great..
I want to go further and toughen up more and get used to even lower temperature...
The question is, what's the limit you can gradually get used to with no ill effects & it affecting your sleep quality?
Perhaps anyone is used to sleeping in extremely low temperatures and can share their experience?
It needs to be sub zero before it's cold. Anything above that is just a bit chilly. A nice pair of jim jams and a decent high tog duvet will see you all the way through a British winter without heating in a bedroom. A beanie will help. Makes getting out of bed in the morning a bit hard though.
At some point, you need to think about how low your home can go without things like a burst pipe or even simply mold (as mentioned above) occurs.
If you are going extreme with your indoor temperature, you could get a tent over your bed so you sleep inside the tent. This will help keep the temperature around you a little bit warmer than the room.
If you are going extreme with your indoor temperature, you could get a tent over your bed so you sleep inside the tent. This will help keep the temperature around you a little bit warmer than the room.
Douglas Quaid said:
steveo3002 said:
12 isnt cold , we still have a fan on at night and no heating
Pussy. I sleep in the freezer. I suppose as long as you have plenty of blankets or whatever it doesnt matter to a point, its just then down to how cold your face is and it can get uncomfortable if you are breathing in really cold air.
We have a window open and the heating off so it gets quite chilly on occasion, worst bit is when its warm outside but not warm enough to take any covers off so you are alternately hanging your leg out and putting it back.
Harry H said:
11-12c is not cold in a bedroom. You're not enduring anything.
It needs to be sub zero before it's cold. Anything above that is just a bit chilly. A nice pair of jim jams and a decent high tog duvet will see you all the way through a British winter without heating in a bedroom. A beanie will help. Makes getting out of bed in the morning a bit hard though.
I want to get as tough as you dude!It needs to be sub zero before it's cold. Anything above that is just a bit chilly. A nice pair of jim jams and a decent high tog duvet will see you all the way through a British winter without heating in a bedroom. A beanie will help. Makes getting out of bed in the morning a bit hard though.
a Couple Months ago I thought anything under 16c is cold
My dear old gran bless her lived in stoke on Trent in an old terraced house with single glaze windows.
Never any heating on, she seemed to survive
It’s only now as a parent why I realise why we went for lots of drives as kids when visiting granny
It was ok in bed as it was warm, but the transition into clothes was horrid
Come to think about it I’m not sure how often we washed when we visited in the winter as she only had a tiny immersion heater.
Never any heating on, she seemed to survive
It’s only now as a parent why I realise why we went for lots of drives as kids when visiting granny
It was ok in bed as it was warm, but the transition into clothes was horrid
Come to think about it I’m not sure how often we washed when we visited in the winter as she only had a tiny immersion heater.
I once spent a couple of years living in a top floor flat with no central heating. I had a plug-in oil radiator but most of the heat went out of the roof. I got through the winters (including one where it got down to -12) by using a heavy duvet, two blankets, thermals, thick socks, leg warmers on my legs and arms and a tracksuit. I was cosy.
I did basecamp Everest and also the High Atlas Mountains (albeit in a tent) many years ago now and they were both considerably colder at less than -20c
Double digits (positive) isnt really anything at all considering the homeless in the North/Northeastern USA brave temps that drop to -35c etc. on the streets.
Double digits (positive) isnt really anything at all considering the homeless in the North/Northeastern USA brave temps that drop to -35c etc. on the streets.
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