Let's Talk About Sleeping In a Pup

For us we are out in the boat 5 or 6 hours in the hot sun fishing, which is kinda of tiring. Then we party by the campfire. By the the time we crash for the night we are pretty tired. Oh yea we don't have a Dog that keeps waking us up either. Forgot to mention we are old too.

 

Yeah if your a light sleeper like I am white noise app and worse case ear plugs. I found putting reflectix in the bunkend also help keep the Bunkend darker so less light to wake you. I frequent state parks myself as I find they are quieter so less camper noises but bug noises may be louder. I still wake up a time or two but usually can fall back to sleep quickly enough unless something startles me enough. Part of it could also be your body still trying to get used to the new sleeping arrangements. A few more trips under your belt may help too. I do have a lot of trouble sleeping with the AC I find that thing is too noisy for me, but sometimes it’s a necessity. Oh not sure how your dog does with a crate, but sometimes they sleep better in a crate. They sometimes need to feel the four walls around them to not have to be so alert. As much as it was a pain to haul a crate with me my dog really does so much better with it.

 

Fans are good . Some like to put floor matts , the puzzle type, under the mattresses. Other then that , you will adjust!

 

Its new, and you were adapting. Maybe even overthinking the next days events, if you set so and so up correctly, and how you will pack up when you leave. Thats just a guess.

 

Rising before dawn & spending several hours on the water couple times a day in the yak & 2 stiff drinks consisting of Coreson Anejo tequila & ginger beer at night around the flames does it for me...

 

I did the same thing, and by asking here shows its a concern. So even if your not actively thinking about it, its still in your head. Youll get it. And set up take down will be instinctive. I dont sleep well at all, my job ruined that lol. So im up at the drop of a pin also. It will get better. I still get up with the sun, but that gives me time to sit and have coffee.

 

Melatonin

 

I pretty much never sleep the first night out. After that I'm pretty good.

It may just be getting used to the different sounds or movements of the camper. I'd give a couple trips before stressing about it.

 

Ambien

 

. Oh that is so me. It’s crazy, my little side kick can whisper and I’m up. My Little side kick is complete opposite, the alarm can go off for over an hour and she sleeps right through it. Getting her up is like pulling teeth. When she was a toddler I found her head on the floor more times than not and she’s still fast asleep.
Sometimes cracking a window can help with moisture, but I find if it’s raining the air inside the camper can also feel damp and not much you can do with that. AC can help, but it can’t keep up.

 

Several years ago when I took a boating safety course the instructor lectured us about stressors that occur when an person is over-stimulated by environmental factors that are not part of your normal life. These include sun,wind,noise,changing weather conditions, and camping. The fatigue you felt is perfectly normal. Some people find it relaxing and sleep well, others not so much. In my backpacking days I never slept all that well and it hit me like a ton of bricks when I got home. When I fish in a boat all day it happens, but not as severe.

 

Ambien helps!

I tend to use fleece summer bags, no moisture. Definitely a fan or something for white noise or ear plugs if none. But after ten years of popup camping, I often sleep better in the popup than I do at home.

The mattresses are always a question here. Hundreds of posts on it. We have fresh 3" poly foam mattresses and a 2" bottom piece that I slide in after we set up. 5" of fresh poly foam does pretty well.

 

Romance.

 

I'm also a light sleeper, I find that running fans and/or AC helps. In addition, I always book campsites away from the shower house and major roadways (vehicle headlights flashing through PUP).

 

Can't relate, some of the best sleep I get is when we're camping. We're raising grandchildren that keep us active when we are out. They go to bed a few hours before us and we unwind have an adult beverage or two (DW one if any) and relax. I'm usually up by daybreak and start coffee walk a bit until coffee is ready then enjoy coffee and quite in the screen room until I detect movement in the PUP. Then I start breakfast and have more coffee.