I'm looking for advice. I'm doing a 3 night section hike on the AT coming up. I have a Nemo Eclipse pad that I have used once. i have a small freestanding tent and own a footprint but I wasn't planning to take it on this trip. I also won't have a back-up sleeping pad if something happens to my Eclipse. Is this a bad idea? What would you do?
I am a day hiker who wants to get into backpacking. I tried the camping side of things last night. My car was a short walk from camp and not far from my house. Overall it was a fine experience. I was really grateful to the person here who posted a video about animal sounds you hear while camping and to other people here who recommended bringing ear plugs for sleeping. That really helped.
I had a hard time getting really comfortable and woke up a few times throughout the night. I don't feel well rested this morning. Is this something that improved for you the more you camped, or is it just part of it?
And another question: if you have a one person tent, do you also find you have a hard time changing clothes inside the tent and organizing your stuff in the tent?