Sleeping Outdoors in Seattle

[Guest guest]

Greetings, all. I attended the Boutenko's lecture with my family

and several friends (both raw and raw-curious). One of the foremost

inspirations I got from Victoria was to begin sleeping outside. My

kids and I have been sleeping in a tent since the lecture (I was

ready to throw a sleeping bag on the grass, but my daughter was

concerned that mosquitoes find her delicious, so we settled on the

tent). My husband is still sleeping inside (for the moment) but

with the window wide open.

 

My question to all of you is, how does one go about sleeping

outdoors in Seattle during the inclement months? We are planning to

build a covered platform in the backyard for yoga/tai chi/

meditation/eating outside in the rain/etc., and figure this can also

become a sleeping platform. What about maintaining bedding? I

prefer bed-like situation with a comforter, etc. to a sleeping bag.

Are there others out there sleeping outdoors here year-round? What

do you do?

 

I love how I feel when I sleep/awaken outdoors, and how our kids

appear to feel (we also have incorporated a 15+ minute evening walk,

which has does wonders for everyone's mood), and I would like to be

able to sleep outside all year.

 

Thoughts? Experiences? Advice?

 

Thanks!

Tina