Being a mom with a BS, I have the opportunity to go on any camp out they have. Therefore we all get together once a year and go on a camp out with our sons.
I was fortunate enough to miss last years camp out when all of the moms earned their polar bear patch! I've camped in the cold. I've camped at 12K feet in the summer and froze my you know what off! I dont camp in the cold anymore.
So, one of the moms heard of a great idea and she said it saved her. She made a mat out of insulation. Not the fluffy stuff you blow into the attic but the stuff that comes in a roll and is lined with some sort of silver backing?
Anyway...here is how you make it
Basically, go to Home Depot and ask them to cut you a piece about two feet wide by six feet long. They will do that. Bring it home and cut it into strips width wise not length wise. How wide should the strips be..no clue..but here is what you are going to do with them
Re assemble your mat by duct taping only one side of it back together. You are basically making your mat into an accordion that you can easily fold up and carry! How cool is that!
Now..since I dont do cold weather camping anymore, I was unable to test this myself...however, I did hear from the moms that used it that it worked great and protected their bodies and retained their heat.
so give it a shot...see what happens.
Next camp out for me...canoeing, summer thing and all
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