What to wear in your bag when is freckin cold

[atko]

One of the first things we always tell the recruits when sleeping out this time of year - don't wear all your warm kit in your sleep bag, you'll never get warm and you won't feel the benefit when you stag on/get up. Do they listen - do they fcuk.

Anyway, just wonder what general opinion was, a rather cold and wet weekend (obviously I was neither cold nor wet) has just past.

 

[error_unknown]

a female lance-jack. it does what it says on the tin

 

[Ventress]

Dont join a Unit where you have to ask that question!

Plus do like the 'LCpl' suggestion.

 

[Moodybitch]

Why not just get them to smother themselves in Deep Heat and be done with it?

 

[maninblack]

Chanel No 5 like Maralyn said

 

[error_unknown]

I have found that by eating plenty of compo, I am able to circulate warmed gases around my gonk bag, thus maintaining near-tropical temperatures on even the coldest nights.

 

[black_taxi]

wear as much or as little as you like, but just stay the fcuk out of those fridgee/freeezers they call bunkers at Nesscliffe, next time I am out in the trees

 

[fatcakes]

Normally only have on tee shirt and skiddies in the w**king maggot and I've only ever been cold once. Having said that we did have to dig ourselfs out of our basha's that morning. 4 foot of snow in a night does tend to chill even us jocks a little!

 

[easesprings]

Glad you f o c k e r s get: A) Chance to get in your maggot sac and B) Time to get cold in it. I normally spend my down time perched on top of my bergan with my Softie on!!!!!

 

[airborne_artist]

Buy yourself a -15C bag - and don't forget the fur-lined jock strap.

 

[bootie]

if it gets really cold....light your basha on fire,,,bound to cancel the ex and or get turfed...you'll stay warm and have some mong tv aswell! have it!

 

[copper_knobblet]

if it gets really cold....light your basha on fire,,,bound to cancel the ex and or get turfed...you'll stay warm and have some mong tv aswell! have it!

On my recruits a few months back we were told that if we were caught wearing anything more than trousers and a T-shirt in our gonk bags we'd get beasted. Predictably there were beastings.

I'm very susceptible to the cold to the point where I have been known to be grateful to get into NBC suit and respirator to warm me up and I have never been cold in an issue sleeping bag.