PE - pot heaters

[SuZaimware@aol.com]

one thing that we do on cold nights is to heat a castiron pot of medium size 
stones, then bring them into the tent -- they serve to take off the chill 
until you get warmed up in your bed!  I don't suggest putting them IN the bed 
though, they get hot enough to burn you or your bedclothes, depending on 
their materials....

we haven't done it yet, but another thought for warmth (at least at bedtime) 
is to add a canopy to our rope bed that would allow us to create a curtained 
bed -- the rest of the tent may be cold but we'll be warm in the bed!

my personal trick is to wear a woolen hood to bed -- i find that if my head 
and shoulders are warm, so am i!

a completely non-period, but quite effective technique from a friend of mine 
is to lay a space blanket down underneath your sleeping gear; it reflects the 
heat back up and creates a barrier for the cold air coming up from the 
ground...

In service,
Maryz the Somewhat Scattered
(who also likes to be warm!)
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