Many days/night spend in a tent on a glacier, cold and snowy just waiting for better weather for fast climb to a peak, often even with a light AMS and just dried food. Do you recognize the feeling?:-). So why just try to go away from the extreme for a while…

Today’s blog will be about tenting, and how to go from to feel reluctance to perhaps even long for it. But first as l ways say -this is my thought and suggestions, you don’t need to do it. In the mountains we can stay in mountain station/lodges or in cabins/huts or we can tent. All different types got there advantage as well as drawback. To be honest the cabin/hut is really  nice, you got the comfort and you still very close to the environment. But ok, why tenting then? For the first, now you will be in the environment. You probably will follow the natures pulse, and live with the light. So ok, now we got a good reason so now what? Let’s try to see how we can get it comfortable. I will not lift up the choice of tent that you can read all about int the blog of 21th December 2023. But first of all will be to choose a good sleeping pad. Now it is time so spend some money. Choosing the right sleeping pad will be one of the most crucial thing for comfort in the tent. Here we got a system to help us out the R-Value. The higher value = warmer pad. R-value 2-3,9 (cool conditions) 4-5,4 (cold conditions) 5,5+ (extreme). So choose a good sleeping pad, spring/summer/autumn I use a air pad and winter time I supplement with a closed cell foam pad. If you slide on the pad, use a couple of rubber fix strings on the top of the pad. Now you choose a good sleeping bag, and we’ve come a long way with the basics. A small thing, but not to forget will be a pillow. Now we have got a real good start for sleeping good with comfort. Now we will add some cozy things. Boil water and pour it in a bottle and you can put it into the sleeping bag. But before you go into the sleeping bag, make sure you 1. Do some exercise a couple of push-ups or burpees. 2. Pee. 3. Put some nice candy or snacks you really like, never go to sleep with empty stomach. 4. Check your feet. 5. Put the breakfast easy to get so you can grab it when you wake, and fill up the thermos. Now the breakfast will be easy to fix. Now it is just to slip down into your sleeping bag, but first a biscuit with a nice good cheese, now it is cozy…  I also bring a Primus lantern for nice and cozy heat and light. In the morning I can use for get rid of the condensation, a Wettex towel is also very good to have for that reason. Another thing that can be used for more comfortable can be a “bear-seat”. Now you get a nice place to sit, and a good support for your back. Enjoy and sleep well…

When it comes to the review I can inform you that the Silva Strive mountain pack 17+3L is fantastic for trail/sky running. The volume give you a lot of opportunities for packing, and no worries all will get in place. This will be a NNNNN the reason: Price-Volume and the fit. A thought trough design make this to my first choice of running back pack so far…

See ya soon….