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I'm traveling to Indonesia this January and planning on doing some camping. I'm taking my tent with me but do I also need a sleeping bag? I already have one but it would be easier to not carry it around backpacking.
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Answer
When I've traveled in tropical areas I use a sleep-sheet rather than a sleeping bag. This is like a double sheet (mine is a poly/cotton blend) that is folded ove and stiched across the bottom and halfway up one side, with a pocket at the top to insert a pillow. CampMor's online catalog has about a dozen different models, most under $30
http://www.campmor.com
I also carry a very lightweight polyester fleece sleeping bag of the same design (also available at Campmor for around $20 to $30). This is handy for traveling because you can open it out flat to use as a regular bed blanket or a beach mat, even as a bath towel in a pinch.
Both of these roll up very small. The sleep-sheet is less than the size of a can of soda and I can carry it in my purse or daypack. The fleece blanket/sleeping bag rolls up about the size of a loaf of bread. The sleep-sheet is handy when you sleep in a hotel, too -- I don't trust the cleanliness of the beds in a lot of cheap places so I use the sleep-sheet and my travel blanket on top of the hotel bed so I don't have to contact their bedding.
On hot nights camping I lie on top of the fleece bag with my body inside the sleep-sheet. If I wake up cold in the middle of the night I crawl inside the fleece bag or pull it up over me and I'm fine.
Much easier to carry and to keep clean than a sleeping bag and more versatile in a range of temperature conditions.
Campmor also sells nylon or Goretex bivouac sacks that go over your bag, including some that have light tent poles and mosquito netting over the head area. One of those would be a good idea for traveling in Indonesia if you plan on sleeping outdoors without a tent.
When I've traveled in tropical areas I use a sleep-sheet rather than a sleeping bag. This is like a double sheet (mine is a poly/cotton blend) that is folded ove and stiched across the bottom and halfway up one side, with a pocket at the top to insert a pillow. CampMor's online catalog has about a dozen different models, most under $30
http://www.campmor.com
I also carry a very lightweight polyester fleece sleeping bag of the same design (also available at Campmor for around $20 to $30). This is handy for traveling because you can open it out flat to use as a regular bed blanket or a beach mat, even as a bath towel in a pinch.
Both of these roll up very small. The sleep-sheet is less than the size of a can of soda and I can carry it in my purse or daypack. The fleece blanket/sleeping bag rolls up about the size of a loaf of bread. The sleep-sheet is handy when you sleep in a hotel, too -- I don't trust the cleanliness of the beds in a lot of cheap places so I use the sleep-sheet and my travel blanket on top of the hotel bed so I don't have to contact their bedding.
On hot nights camping I lie on top of the fleece bag with my body inside the sleep-sheet. If I wake up cold in the middle of the night I crawl inside the fleece bag or pull it up over me and I'm fine.
Much easier to carry and to keep clean than a sleeping bag and more versatile in a range of temperature conditions.
Campmor also sells nylon or Goretex bivouac sacks that go over your bag, including some that have light tent poles and mosquito netting over the head area. One of those would be a good idea for traveling in Indonesia if you plan on sleeping outdoors without a tent.
A lightning storm is coming up, and you and your friends are outside picnicking. What would you do?
Terry P
Your gear is spread around you. It includes steel knives and forks, a metal esky with a plastic cover, remains of food and drink,and a beach umbrella. The metal pole of the umbrealla is driven deep down into the Earth. Your tent is nearby.
Your friends are all wearing metallic watches. One girl has a metal clip and the other is wearing metal earrings. There are trees in the distance and a small metal shed near.
Answer
As Gary says, get in your car, if you have one nearby. But - contrary to what he says - it is not the rubber tires that will save you. That is an urban legend.
It is the fact that the metallic body of the car works as a Faraday cage that will lead all the energy of an eventual lightning bolt outside the car and keep you safe inside.
If you are in a mountainous terrain, seek a low point in a valley or hollow and, of course, not a hill top.
As Gary says, get in your car, if you have one nearby. But - contrary to what he says - it is not the rubber tires that will save you. That is an urban legend.
It is the fact that the metallic body of the car works as a Faraday cage that will lead all the energy of an eventual lightning bolt outside the car and keep you safe inside.
If you are in a mountainous terrain, seek a low point in a valley or hollow and, of course, not a hill top.
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