this weekend, we sleep in our enclosed trailers (on the floor, air mattress) currently with no heat. Anyone have any good tips for bringing the heat up? I have some space heaters I bring along but I am always worried about fires. Electricity is not an issue...

 

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*raises hand*

There is one way....

 

Just bring some company back from Vixens

That'll keep you warm

 

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That'll keep you warm </TD></TR></TABLE>

But see, that'd be more expensive than the space heaters Though ultimately more...enjoyable.

 

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If it is cold out, don't sleep on an air mattress. The cold air in the mattress will sap the heat from your body and you will never warm back up. Just sleeping in a trailer gives you a disadvantage to begin with, as there is cold air flowing underneath, keeping the floor cold.

PhatS found a great way to stay warm sleeping in the trailer. Get an electric blanket and sleep ON TOP of it in your sleeping bag. This provides a warm surface below you, and a space heater and good sleeping bag can handle the rest.

Have fun!

 

Eat lots of chili for dinner.

 

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You dont want to eat lots of summit point's "100 mph chili" if you want to make the race the next day

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At some point, isnt it worth it to come up with $30-40 each and split a hotel room?

 

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Gas heat.

Don't smoke afterwards...

 

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IMHO the words "race" and "Hotel" dont belong in the same sentance.

 

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Says the guy in florida

 

What about "race" and "camp out" and "hurricane"?

 

This thread reminds me of the last 12 hour SCCA race held at Moroso in late December 2000. I was working corner 10 during the middle of the night. It turned out that night was the coldest night of the year as temperatures reached below freezing (Yes below 32* in south Florida)

Holy Jesus was I cold that night. Living in Florida, you just aren't prepared for those temps.

 

electric space heater. we had one in the trailer at VIR back in march and it made the difference between just being uncomfortable rather than being downright miserable

like others said, air mattresses are for comfort, not warmth. if you dont have enuf power to try the elec. blanket trick someone suggested, get a backpacker's closed cell foam pad and put that between your sleeping bag and air mattress. I've slept on a closed cell pad on the ice at the south pole and they really work.

personally, I'm planning on sleeping in my own bed sat. nite. gotta love being 90mins from SPR

 

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A couple years ago at CMP we decided to camp in a tent. I woke up about 2:00 in the morning and thought a tornado was coming through. The tent was sideways and there was nothing I could do. I finally just went back to sleep. The next day I woke up wet and felt like complete **** and decided that camping was not for me, or atleast at races where I actually NEED the sleep. I'd rather pay the 40 bucks.

 

Maybe this is a dumb question, but... assuming the track surface is neither wet nor icy, you guys still use your R compound track tires when it's really cold at the track, right? They just take a little longer to heat up?

 

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Maybe this is a dumb question, but... assuming the track surface is neither wet nor icy, you guys still use your R compound track tires when it's really cold at the track, right? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep. The first 2 laps are just a little more interesting.

 

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My father and I decided this after camping at Buttonwillow a couple of times. The temps weren't so bad, but the bugs in the middle of summer (cattle country) will eat you alive, and cots aren't exactly the most conducive to a good night's sleep. Splitting an $80 motel fee and actually sleeping the entire night in a comfortable bed makes a huge difference....not just for the race, but for the 3 hour drive home afterwards as well.

 

Thanks for the input guys. Staying at the track is more of a personal choice for me. I could get a hotel room, its not about the dollars. My friends will be camping and hanging out at the track is what I really enjoy. I know its not the preferred choice for some and I can appreciate that as I used to hotel it a lot. Hanging out around the fire and talking b.s. with racers is something I cant get anywhere else. It is one of things I look forward too. Sort of part of the experience....

 

I agree with Andrew, half the fun is sitting there talking to the guys with a cold one in your hand and a BBQ going.

Have you looked at tower heaters? Walmart sells a bunch that are electric and not propane powered. If you close the ramp on the trailer and leave the side door open a little bit to allow air circulation you should be able to build enough heat with one or two of those tower heaters.

 

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andrew hit the nail on the head; its part of the cameradery of racing; spending the evening bsing about the day's racing!

plus, its cheap!

i am very comfortable when camping out; i sleep very soundly and restfully. i very very rarely hotel it.

i probably do 15 weekends per year -- even sharing a room, that would add up to quite a tidy sum spent on hotels. plus, its always nice to be at the track, able to work on the car when you need to, and never missing a drivers meeting, etc.

todd

 

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andrew hit the nail on the head; its part of the cameradery of racing; spending the evening bsing about the day's racing!</TD></TR></TABLE>

I can do lots of bs'ing and beer drinking at the track and still retire to a nice warm hotel room, with a hot shower and breakfast in the morning

 

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Plus you get to see a lot of cool and wierd stuff... remember Beaver during the HC weekend when the Statis guys were putting new cams on their Audi... or the later um movie they were watching. Oh and Toddmeister's car impersonations... thats a must hear.

 

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I'm with Ryan. Errr.... I mean, I agree with Ryan. I'm not actually with him in his hotel room.

 

A mid-size electric heater will keep you warm.

I have this one that I use in the winter. Warms my 2-car garage up nicely

http://www.dealtime.com/xPC-Bl...ostat

Maybe I'm fooling myself, but I don't consider it a fire risk.