Overnight clothes

[FlamingoOrange]

I'm taking my dc camping for 1 night next week. We've never been camping before so I'm not sure how many layers we should pack to wear overnight? I'm expecting it to be between 10-14C overnight. We also won't be going with a car so I don't want to take masses if we won't need it, but also I don't want us awake shivering all night! What would you recommend?

It depends how warm your sleeping bags are. What rating do they have? At the least long sleeved t-shirt and leggings, or fleecy pyjamas if you wear them. Better have too many layers and shed them rather than too few.

Thanks. They are two season sleeping bags. We were given them by a family member who didn't need them anymore and I can't see a rating on them but they look like they're www.eurohike.co.uk/635312/eurohike-adventurer-200-sleeping-bag-635312 which have a comfort rating of 8C.

Are you sleeping on anything eg SIM, cam bed etc. being off the floor will make a difference.

pjs, socks, hat, or tracksuit, socks hat. 2am assuming you are in uk will be cold and damp if you are on the ground.

Yes we've got SIMs and yes we'll be in SW England so definitely damp and rainy but mild.

The best thing is to make sure you're warm and dry when you go to bed and then you tend to stay warm. If you will have a stove and a kettle the best thing you can do is make hot water bottles and put them into your beds an hour before bed. Then, when you get it it's so snug and all the damp has been driven out of your bedding.

Cosy Pjs, a fleece (best with a hood) and socks and you'll be snug as bugs

Thanks. We won't be able to do hot water bottles but I do have USB hand warmers so I was thinking I could put one of them in each of our sleeping bags before we go to bed to keep us warm. I'll stick some warm hats in our bag as well, just in case.

At least it's only for 1 night so if we're too cold and uncomfortable we can go back home the next day and sleep 😄.

Good plan @FlamingoOrange . Your head is the only bit peeping out of your sleeping bag so a hat is a winner.

Woolly hat, thick socks, layers of clothes even in bed, I wear my fleece over pj’s when I’m camping. I also take ear plugs and eyemasks and we sleep pretty well 😁

Have you got enough too to pack a picnic blanket? If you lay one of the plastic backed ones under your SIM it does seem to keep you warmer.

I'll have to pack everything up tomorrow and see if I can squeeze a picnic blanket into the bag!

Joggers and at least one long sleeved top

Socks, probably two pairs.

Maybe a hat too