Originally Posted By Slim Jim

With regards to sleeping warm, would taking a pair of insulated and/or wool gloves or mittens instead of thermals, longjohns, a wool cap and sleep socks be something you would consider?

This would be a pretty significant way to save both weight and space, especially if you bring a dedicated, heavyweight sleeping outfit.


I don't know about "instead of" - but I regularly have ragg wool mitts that I will sleep in if I get cool.

My "normal" sleeping system is an aggressively defended dry (meaning I only wear it sleeping) set of medium weight merino long johns and dry merino socks. I will then add to that a fleece toque, wool gloves, and potentially up to another merino shirt and a fleece if it is really cold. The toque and fleece and stuff are also part of my layering for sitting around.

But you are correct - warming up hands helps!

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