Re: Cold ride questions

[jcheard <jcheard@wizzards.net>]

That sounds like a comfortable idea.
One more suggestion that works great is to make
a long polarfleece poncho with a soft turtleneck on it.  Just climb
into bed while wearing the poncho.  Keeps you warm & won't cause
you to sweat.
carol
oregon

Lynn Kinsky wrote:

 

My lower back is very sensitive to cold and even a good bag and thermarest
pad on top of a foam mattress let the chill through.  What really worked
well were the [washable]sheepskin fleeces I sometimes use as saddle pads:
the wool side of the fleece made a warm, cushy pad against my back, and the
skin side kept it from sliding on the bag and was a good thermal barrier.
If it was really chilly in the morning I'd just slip the warmed sheepskin
out of my bag and flip it on the horse's back as a warmed saddle pad (I
have two sheepskins, so I'd have a dry, non-sweaty one for the second
evening of the ride).

Lynn Kinsky (Santa Ynez, CA)
http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky

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