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2. Sleeping pad - Wikipedia

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   Rolled sleeping pad. In camping, a ground pad, sleeping pad, thermal pad, sleeping mat, or roll mat is lightweight pad, common among hikers, backpackers and budget travelers, often used in conjunction with a sleeping bag. Its purpose is to provide padding and thermal insulation. All types currently available use air as their primary form of ...

3. Sleeping bag - Wikipedia

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   A sleeping bag is an insulated covering for a person, essentially a lightweight quilt that can be closed with a zipper or similar means to form a tube, which functions as lightweight, portable bedding in situations where a person is sleeping outdoors (e.g. when camping, hiking, hill walking or climbing).

4. Camping - Wikipedia

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   Sleeping bag and/or blankets for warmth; Sleeping pad or air mattress to be placed underneath the sleeping bag for cushioning from stones and twigs, as well as for insulation from the ground; Lantern or flashlight; Hatchet, axe or saw for cutting firewood for a campfire; Fire starter for starting a campfire; Folding chairs for placement around ...

5. Is sleeping on your back or side healthier? Experts reveal ...

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   Pros of side-sleeping. Better for breathing. May help acid reflux. Safer during pregnancy. Cons of side-sleeping. Spinal misalignment. Neck or shoulder pain. Sleep lines. Back-sleeping benefits ...

6. Ultralight backpacking - Wikipedia

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   Some quilts are bottom-less, relying on the user's sleeping pad to guard against cold ground. A top bag is more like a conventional sleeping bag in that it wraps around the user's entire body but the bottom fabric contains no insulation. The idea is that bottom insulation is compressed by a person's body, rendering any loft in that area useless.

7. Bivouac shelter - Wikipedia

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   Rock climber Chuck Pratt bivouacking during the first ascent of the Salathé Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley in September 1961.. A bivouac shelter or bivvy (alternately bivy, bivi, bivvi) is any of a variety of improvised camp site or shelter that is usually of a temporary nature, used especially by soldiers or people engaged in backpacking, bikepacking, scouting or mountain climbing. [1]