Sleeping outside in the rain

[DTro]

It’s the ultimate big river catfish/sturgeon vessel.   The wind can be a real bear though so I’m glad it wasn’t a factor.

 

How did your night go?  I had never spent the night in a boat in sub 40 degree weather before, but was pretty toasty in my Striker Suit.  I didn’t sleep much though, but when I did,  my snoring became a sturgeon call. 

[TruthWalleyes]

Haha. I saw that toon at noon when i was reeling in my first sturg saturday...Knew it must be you guys.

Friday night was terrible. I left my sturgeon hole at 10:30pm headed for hudson islands where i put up a home made 'bimini' with a 10x12 tarp. I bet 1.5" of rain fell that night. Stayed comfy dry in a zero gravity chair under the canopy till about 9am saturday.

As far as sleep during the tourny...I took 2 hrs off from 2-4am to have a few beers with Phil and his crew on the islands. Shortly after you putz'd by i took off back to the sturgeon grounds. Setup my zero grav chair and slept for 2hrs before the first channel cat at sunrise. Rebaited and fell back asleep till the heat woke me again around 9am. Caught 1 sturg saturday morning before noon.

Skipping a salmon trip this weekend and will probably be back. Got to fix my zero gravity chair though as it broke on me sunday morning lol, but i made it work.

That was a loooong wet weekend. The weather sunday morning felt amazing after friday/saturday.

[Down Deep]

What's the difference between day or night? I've sat in many all-day rain storms that sometimes seem like a full on gale. I'm never comfortable or happy about it when it rains, but cope with whatever my chosen day brings as long as it's safe to be out there. So I don't see that doing the same thing at night is any different. You won't catch me out there sitting in the rain all night, but if it makes you happy have at it. If it were me, I'd get me some Guideware, a good tarp and a chase lounge chair with a good cushion.

[TruthWalleyes]

What's the difference between day or night? I've sat in many all-day rain storms that sometimes seem like a full on gale. I'm never comfortable or happy about it when it rains, but cope with whatever my chosen day brings as long as it's safe to be out there. So I don't see that doing the same thing at night is any different. You won't catch me out there sitting in the rain all night, but if it makes you happy have at it. If it were me, I'd get me some Guideware, a good tarp and a chase lounge chair with a good cushion.

You know what they say in Alaska... Gore-tex is great, but rubber is dry.. I can think of about a total of maybe 8hrs of the 43 hours that were dry sporadically throughout this weekend. I stayed dry in my rubber hh suit the entire weekend. It sure is nice to be able to get out of the rain to get some much needed sleep though. Someday I'll have to get a pontoon like that.

[Wanderer]

Another thing they say in Alaska is "Don't forget your space blanket".

I have a friend who was guide in the Brooks Range for many years and he spent many days and nights under his quality space blanket. I picked up a couple from the C store and have used them for many things other than survival - which it almost sounds like what you're doing.

Dtro, I was thinking pontoon also! If I were the river rats you guys are, I'd be toonin' too!!

[TruthWalleyes]

Never even thought about a space blanket. I do use a blanket on cold nights when it's dry, but some kind of waterproof blanket would be a great addition. I'll look into that. Thanks wanderer. If anything, it would be great to have on my weekend ice fishing trips staying in my hub house.

[OnAFly]

Have you considered a bivy sack? Basically a tent that wraps around your sleeping bag...if you choose to use one.