Thread: Light Weight Tents

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

funny Ive just packed my pack for overnighter in what will be VERY cold conditions... I have some small tents but nothing really light... so Ive gone bivy bag and fly with single pole....cannot see why/how a tent will be warmer than bivy bag with fly over top as my breath will if anything have smaller area to warm up... hope I dont fart and suffocate...normally Im a sleep with head n shoulders out of bivy bag but somehow I thing minus 10 will see me snuggled right up.
am I bonkers??? is a small pup tent going to add much warmth compared to a fly only???
dont worry I have shit loads of spare clothing..full set of polyprop and full set of polarfleece that arent being worn on tramp in.

I have done the same as you winter possuming, [Arthurs Pass near main divide] slept in a tent, next time was under a fly, went back to a tent. Just under a fly your face will freeze, tent not so much , get a mask or something to go over your face if you are just under a fly.