Author Topic: tips for first time sleeping in permy (Read 3778 times)

ran7ger · « **on:** Nov 12, 2019, 07:45 PM »

hey guys, this will be my first season sleeping in my shack with wood stove. i've got it insulated and purchased a quality sleeping pad but wondering what other tips you more experienced over-nighters may have. i've got the cast iron pan, piss jug and co2 alarm but i'm sure there's all sorts of little things that can increase the enjoyment. thanks for any and all advice!

Mizayikaa · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 15, 2019, 10:05 AM »

Light and something to read.

Gunflint · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 15, 2019, 10:09 AM »

Warm milk....or maybe something stronger.

PikeKing23 · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 15, 2019, 11:24 AM »

VENTILATION!!!!

Mizayikaa · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 15, 2019, 12:50 PM »

Quote from: PikeKing23 on Nov 15, 2019, 11:24 AM

VENTILATION!!!!

X2. I carry a crib board and deck of cards in mine also.

Sylvanboat · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 27, 2019, 01:57 PM »

Jameson.

jethro · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 28, 2019, 07:51 AM »

Left handed cigarettes

Skunkboy · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 28, 2019, 08:25 AM »

A sub 0 sleeping bag & let the fire go out. You'll get a better nights sleep than if you're getting up every couple of hours to either feed the stove or prop the door open.

Iceassin · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 28, 2019, 10:39 AM »

Quote from: Gunflint on Nov 15, 2019, 10:09 AM

Warm milk....or maybe something stronger.

Yup...toss in a couple of splashes of Kahlua and shot of vodka. Perfect nightcap. 😉

bootstrap · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 28, 2019, 10:46 AM »

what is the cast iron pan for at night? bed pan?

ran7ger · « **Reply #10 on:** Nov 28, 2019, 11:14 AM »

Got the milk and the leftys. Cast iron pan would be for frying walleye for supper. Shack is insulated and I'll be sleeping on an insulated pad with -40 sleeping bag and a dog so I don't plan on getting up more than once to get the fire going. Especially after all those milks

10" ice, won't be long before the shack is out.

jiggenfrogs · « **Reply #11 on:** Nov 28, 2019, 04:24 PM »

Wood heat is nice, but tough to regulate in a small space like a ice shack. Get a wall mount direct vent propane unit and you can keep your shack at a constant temp. I set two 20 pound tanks on a manifold and when one tank is empty the other takes over. I put a propane fireplace on a thermostat in my new shack, set it at 70 and good to go.

jpohlic · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 03, 2019, 07:12 PM »

Quote from: Skunkboy on Nov 28, 2019, 08:25 AM

A sub 0 sleeping bag & let the fire go out. You'll get a better nights sleep than if you're getting up every couple of hours to either feed the stove or prop the door open.

I like to be warm and I hate getting up in the middle of the night to load the stove, so I burn Canawick pressed wood firelogs in my woodstove and get 7-8 hours of heat. I'm not kidding, I build a small fire of cedar kindling and put one log on top, let it burn for 10 min and then close the damper right down and it's good all night.

ran7ger · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 03, 2019, 07:47 PM »

jiggen and jp, that's funny i've been considering both options. i have access to lots of free firewood and do like wood heat so i think i'll go with that this winter and try a couple of those pressed wood logs and then look at a vented propane heater for next winter.

jp - how big is your shack? insulated?

ran7ger · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 03, 2019, 07:54 PM »

jiggen - what brand of propane heater do you have?

jp - haha just saw your review on canadian tire website. going to get some next time i'm in town! thanks alot!

jpohlic · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 04, 2019, 12:26 AM »

Quote from: ran7ger on Dec 03, 2019, 07:47 PM

jiggen and jp, that's funny i've been considering both options. i have access to lots of free firewood and do like wood heat so i think i'll go with that this winter and try a couple of those pressed wood logs and then look at a vented propane heater for next winter.

jp - how big is your shack? insulated?

Our shack is 7x8, insulated with 1.5" of rigid insulation (R6). We use the cylinder stove from our wall tent... it's way too big for the shack but still works good.

jiggenfrogs · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 04, 2019, 01:20 AM »

Quote from: ran7ger on Dec 03, 2019, 07:54 PM

jiggen - what brand of propane heater do you have?

jp - haha just saw your review on canadian tire website. going to get some next time i'm in town! thanks alot!

Its a Regency gas fireplace. Its over kill, but the shack is 10 x 16 and we stay several days to a week at a time. I have used Orbis and eskobe direct wall vent heaters that work well also. The two tank set up will keep you from running out of propane and having to change a tank at night, the valve switches to the full tank when the pressure is low on the one running out.

jmedy1 · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 04, 2019, 02:56 PM »

my first sleeper shack had a wood stove and like others said, I would be nice and toasty warm when I went to sleep then would wake up a few hours later freezing cold. I ended up just letting the fire go out and sleeping in the coldweather sleeping bag. The new house has a propane heater on a thermostat.

Before you sleep in her out on the ice do a shakedown run in the yard. Even just spending one night hanging out in it and sleeping on land will help you realize small adjustments to make.

ran7ger · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 04, 2019, 04:27 PM »

thanks alot guys. jmedy - i've spent way too much time already hanging out in it, watched most of the world series out there drinking beer and cooking deer sausage. haven't slept in it yet but it won't be far from home so if things go too sideways i'll just sleep in the truck or drive home if sobriety allows. will be putting it out on the lake a week from today!

Knife2sharp · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 23, 2019, 10:27 AM »

Don't forget the Luggable Loo, garbage bag and cat litter - I don't use their Bio-Blue.

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Author Topic: tips for first time sleeping in permy (Read 3778 times)

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