Sleep system sliding in the night.

[Isaac_SBO]

Doing some testing of my sleep system for the fall over the past few weeks while trout fishing and turkey in PA and have run into some issues. The gear includes:
Luxe hexapeak floor less shelter
Stone glacier Chillkoot
Klymit insulated sleeping pad
Generic nylon ground sheet.

I’m a stomach sleeper mostly and seem to roll around in the night a fair bit and I’m having a heck of a time keeping my sleep system in one place. I’ll wake up half off the pad and the pad always seems to be sliding off the ground sheet. Is there a way around this? Thinking maybe a bit of Velcro to go between the pad and ground sheet to keep it from sliding? Help a newbie out.


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[Cuahitl]

Have you thought about placing your sleep pad inside the bag?

 

[John pettimore]

Thinned silicone. Run some strips one way, say horizontally, on your ground sheet and vertically on the bottom of your pad. Or, get a bivy to keep everything together.

 

[EasilyExcited]

I put silicone on the bottom of my pad to keep it from sliding on my tyvek

 

[Marble]

I place my pad against the wall of my tent and my pack along my other side behind me.

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[sneaky]

Silicone dots or strips, or pieces of shelf liner, or drawer liner works also. I put everything in a bivy and it solves that issue too.

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[Isaac_SBO]

Thanks for the replies, I didn’t think about a bivy to keep everything together. May have to look into that.


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[Poser]

Stomach sleeper + tosser & Turner here. In fact, I had to get out of bed at 2 am last night and remake the bed because I was so twisted up I couldn’t find the sheet.

Switching to a quilt was a game changer for me since I can roll around without getting twisted up. I also use a bivy sack, often don’t even zip it up at all, but it’s still enough to keep me all contained.

 

[Isaac_SBO]

After some research I may give a tyvek ground sheet a whirl with a foot box sewed into it. Seems like if I can get my feet to stay lined up I can keep everything in order.


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[gexpro]

I personally use DCF ground sheet and do not typically have this issue, if i am on a slight down hill slope i put my pack at the end of my feet.

You might also want to look into Seek outside ground sheets. very similar to tyvek; but quitter and a bit more grippy. At 12$ to give it a look; might be your ticket.

Fearlessly Floorless Ground Sheet (House Wrap)

For use in floorless shelters, a durable waterproof barrier to protect your sleeping gear from wet ground.

seekoutside.com

 

[HuntnPack]

Try a Seek Outside
Fearlessly Floorless Ground Sheet.

 

[Vandy321]

Thanks for the replies, I didn’t think about a bivy to keep everything together. May have to look into that.


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I had a bivy...unless it is the perfect fit, that pad will slide inside the bivy just as it did on the floor of your tent. The bivy itself will slide on the tent floor was well.

Another vote for silicone, I just put a tone of 1" straps all over the top and bottom of pad...

 

[ScottR_EHJ]

Thinned silicone. Run some strips one way, say horizontally, on your ground sheet and vertically on the bottom of your pad. Or, get a bivy to keep everything together.

Yup, this. I have done it in little dots too. Works well.

 

[Cdroot89]

Since it is a floorless shelter you could put stakes in the uphill side and make a big slip knot with Para cord that goes around your pad to anchor it. This is what I did before I bought a borah bivey.

 

[tttoadman]

I like the bathtub floors. I am usually up against the pole on side and I put my boots on the other side of me. Always nice and tidy. The bathtub will keep you from creeping all over the place and getting your bag on the tent wall.

 

[kevf]

Hi, using liquid silicone stripes is indeed a good way to solve that issue. Use the type that is found to seal tent seams or waders as that type tends to last very long and remains flexible.

Good luck.

 

[160andup]

Anyone know where to get decent silicone for this?

 

[BackcountryBloodline]

Grab yourself some of this, I use 2 small pieces between the tyvek and my pad then 2 more small pieces between my pad and bag. Really anchors me and also allows me to turn freely in my bag without twisting it up, weighs around 1.5oz for 4 small pieces.

 

[kevf]

Anyone know where to get decent silicone for this?

Look on Amazon for the Gear Aid product:

GEAR AID Seam Grip WP Mastic​

This one is strong, applies well, and remains flexible. Worth below $10.