Sleeping alone in the backcountry

[buckfvr]

The older you get, the more essential sleep becomes, especially with large doses of exercise and fresh air.  If I have something in my belly and Im warm and its dark,  Im asleep...........period.

Ill add it doesnt even need to be dark..........

[RadSav]

Brother had a big frog jump on his face once around midnight while sleeping in a bivy....i don't think he'll ever get over that 

Had a friend who got a kiss from a porcupine once while using a tipi.  Tip:  Don't swat at a kiss when you're alone in the back country.   A week later he bought a camper and hasn't been in the back country since.

[kentrek]

Brother had a big frog jump on his face once around midnight while sleeping in a bivy....i don't think he'll ever get over that 

Had a friend who got a kiss from a porcupine once while using a tipi.  Tip:  Don't swat at a kiss when you're alone in the back country.   A week later he bought a camper and hasn't been in the back country since.

Funny you mention the camper, my brother has wanted one ever since!

Somethings you just can't get over I guess 

[Cougartail]

I guess it depends where the back country is.......

In Alaska I had a hard time.

In Washington not at all.

Sleep like a baby in both places. Getting to the "backcountry" in Alaska is far more dangerous. 

[Magnum_Willys]

Had Grizzlies near us in upper BC backcountry.  Son and I slept well with .338's right at our side in the 2 man tent.  Guides who were gunless told us the grizz are so quick we would never get a shot off.  Yea well maybe so but I sleep better armed then unarmed. 

[SCRUBS]

I fall asleep just fine, it`s the staying asleep that kicks my butt. I can`t seem to stay comfortable for long, it`s a physical thing not a psychological thing.

[Karl Blanchard]

I have always had an issue with this.  Used to be really bad so I use Benadryl (knocks me out).  Not sure if it would still be an issue now as I continue to use a sleep aid. 

Really not sure why I ever got scared though.  I mean.......your in a tent for gods sake!  Everyone knows if you are in a tent and pull your bag over your head, nothing can get you.  Its science 

[Bango skank]

I only had trouble sleeping a couple nights. Tent was in the brush along a river in Alaska. Something walked by a few hours after dark and I knew it was a brownie lol. No gun or anything so for a few nights it was tough falling asleep after that. Never did find out what it was.

Regards, Branden

What is wrong with you going unarmed into brown bear country?  Need to change your username to T Treadwell. 

[Fl0und3rz]

I have more trouble sleeping in an open shelter like a tarp than in an enclosure like a tent.  It's something about the ability of beasties being able to walk right up and start chewing on my face.  I never have a problem in a wall tent, with mice running across my face, though.

[Westside88]

Not sure I'd be down for taking anything that would knock me out like sleeping pills or benedryl. I've had a black bear touch my head (through my tent) when he brushed against it once when hiking. Most animals don't want anything to do with us, but it can still be a little spooky out there.

[HardCorpsHuntr]

No problems sleeping alone, even in Grizz country.  On another closely related subject, I used to get homesick after the second night during the times my wife was pregnant and/or my kids were small.  Now I cherish those lonely nights absent the teenagers.

I'm not one to medicate my assistance to sleep, especially in the wild's, where unpredictable weather and the rare rogue beast have the upper hand.   I've had to make too many middle of the night decisions where a clear mind is crucial; all to find out it was just a dream

   

[rtspring]

Learn to enjoy the sounds of being alone.  You sre far safer than you think and way better than walking through a bad part of town after midnight!  Ive just always loved thd mtns whether it was night or day.  Anytime I get away from people is the greatest times I have!!!  But , but , but

I always have a pistol at thd ready and a very sharp knife. Ive read many survival stories that a knife is dang near as important as a gun should issuses arise! 

Those critters are way more afraid oc you than you are of them. Go to sleep and enjoy the mtn air. Get up and go kill something, it dong get any better than that..

[kentrek]

  I never have a problem in a wall tent, with mice running across my face, though.

Mice are probably one of my favorite forms of entertainment at night while way back in the deep....i used to love trying to kill them but the last couple years mouse watching after the crib game is almost something I look forward too...lil suckers can really go after pumping em full of snickers 

[Karl Blanchard]

Sleep aids help you fall asleep, they don't render you unconscious

[LittleJohn]

I really heavily on being completely exhausted !!!
I fell asleep last year with a mouth full of mountain house,  NO BS
Was half in my sleep bag and obviously passed out. Woke a couple house later. I was like "WTF is in my mouth".

HUNT HARD SLEEP HARD