Under the sky

[ramp]

During your camping trips, have you ever slept under the sky? I mean not sleeping in a tent, but doing it outside without anything between the sky and yourself. How did it feel?

[Dreamer]

I have never slept without being in a tent. There is usually too many bugs flying around for me to do that without getting eaten up alive. I do love laying down on the ground and just stargazing though, it is so peaceful.

[boomerang]

I have never tried this either, but I would love to. The potential problems with bugs and other animals that usually keep me from doing it. But before going to sleep, I would usually spend time laying down on the ground staring at the sky for awhile.

[woodzman]

When the weather and the mosquitoes will allow it, It's my favorite way to sleep outdoors. I feel more a part of it all than I do when I use a tent or even a tarp.

[WileECoyote]

Bears see people in sleeping bags and not in a tent and think "mmmmm tacos". LOL Just kidding. Yeah I kinda like that every now and then. It's beautiful to wake up in the middle of the night and see stars instead of walls.

[HappyFeet]

I lay down on the field to watch the stars at night but I won't sleep outside the tent. Mosquitoes and weather are my enemy. I don't want to wake up at night because of rain. And I surely won't be able to sleep with the mosquitoes feasting on my blood.

[Pebbles]

No, I have never slept out of the tent. I really don't like bugs that much, so just thinking about it would probably have me tossing and turning. I am thinking about for our next tent purchase, to get one that has the flaps you can open on top to be able to look at the sky.

[Moose]

That sounds wonderful! I love to do that. The only drawback is if it does start to rain or if there is a heavy dew falling. Other than that, a good sleeping bag does wonders for the cold and a good fire keeps the critters away.

[ramp]

Originally Posted by Pebbles

I am thinking about for our next tent purchase, to get one that has the flaps you can open on top to be able to look at the sky.

It's a great option, using which you don't need to sleep outside to watch the sky and the stars. Is there any tent which has a transparent plastic layer under (or on) the flap so that you don't need to worry about the rain either?

[grand]

I think that would be lovely if the mosquitoes and bugs are absent. But the morning dew and the cold dawn would have me scampering for cover inside the tent.