Do i really need to wear all of this?

http://www.ehow.com/how_1790_stay-warm-sleeping.html

3: Wear lightweight long underwear and socks to bed on cold nights.
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5: Put on a hat if you get cold during the night.
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7: Add an extra layer of long underwear or fleece clothing if you’re still cold.

When I camp I wear as little as possible. I never wear socks. The extra sweat freezes. A good sleeping bag is enough.

I camped in Antarctica. I didn’t wear nearly that much. Just some long underwear (polyester) and a sleeping bag. I think what your mom suggested is a bit too much.

You’re 14… can’t you just agree with what your mom wants (which seems excessive) then take off layers until you’re comfortable once it’s nighttime?

As long as you have a sleeping bad you shouldn’t need all of that, even to keep warm! I’ve been camping before and never wore all of that!

I think you should make a deal with your mother.

If she wants you to wear all that extra clothing that you think is unnecessary, she gets to carry it on the hike.

If you turn out to be cold and need to wear it, you carry all the clothes back out, plus some of your mom’s pack.

Unless you’re going to a polar region, that list of clothing seems like huge overkill. Where are you camping?

I would wear the thin pair of PJ’s, and 1–2 hoodies. Though the big question is, do you know what temperature your sleeping bag is rated at? You could bring a -20 degree bag and be overheating in a t-shirt and shorts, but you could also bring a 40 degree bag and find it a little chilly in a sweatshirt. Check the tag of your sleeping bag or the outside for any numbers.

If you’re going to be car camping (parking at a camp site and setting up your tent there) I see no harm in bringing all this extra clothing, as you can just throw stuff off to the side if you don’t need it. If you’re hiking to your camp site and carrying everything on your back, you might want to negotiate with your mom a little.

Also, keep in mind that some parts of the country are experiencing a much cooler summer than usual. I live in the Midwest and went to my usual summer camping spot this year only to find it was MUCH colder at night than it ever had been.

Have fun on your trip!

Yeah, that’s a bit too much to wear for summer camping. Then again, sometimes the weather can get really chilly, especially when you don’t have any insulated walls!

It’s always better to overpack than to underpack (unless you are hiking a lot). Plus the two jumpers guarantees that if one of them gets wet or dirty, you can put it away and still use the other.

I would only bring one hoodie, you can use the blanket if you need more warmth.

And just don’t tell your mom… if they really do do things like turn on the heat to make you uncomfortable, then that’s a very cruel thing for them to do and you do not need to accommodate your mother’s desire to make you suffer by bringing twenty thousand pairs of socks. BUT, and here’s the but, if you choose to bring only one hoodie and you get cold, you can’t complain, because you made the choice so you have to live with the consequences!

We did most of our camping in the mountains, and it gets freezing cold at night, even in the middle of the summer. Is your mom going to make you wear all that stuff even if you’re hot, or does she just want you to pack it? It’s better to have something you don’t want than want something you don’t have. If your mom forces you to wear all that stuff just to see you suffer, then you might want to think of reporting her to Social Services.

How’d it go?

well, the whole thing was an absoulute disaster. A i have now realized just how much i hate camping!
My mam went over the top as she promised and made me wear all of that. But like some of you suggested i took it off when she was asleep!
If the night wasnt bad enough the days were even worse. My older bro was a pain and teased me all week!
after one weekend i now know that caping is not for me at all.
Thanks again to everyones answers, they were very helpful!!!
Lots of Love Anna xxxxx

Hmm…to me it seems like your family was the problem and not the actual camping. May I suggest going on a camping trip with your friends (and/or their family). I guarantee you’ll have fun but then again I’m just a crazy outdoorsman so any time spent outside for me is fun time.

As the Coleman commercials says, “Camping was the original social networking.”