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Travel light,freeze at night 🥶

I usually throw a couple of rechargeable handwarmers in my sleeping bag, wear a decent lambswool beanie and good quality merino socks. I never sacrifice comfort to save weight, no sleep = no enjoyment.

It amazes me that people don't take a sinple small hot water bottle. They are dirty cheap, fairly light, easy to fill and an absolute game changer at the bottom of a sleeping bag.

A chicken and mushroom pot noodle is an instant winter morale boost

Everything you said is true mate I'm homeless 2 years now ,  it's taken me 7 months to get Decathlon stuff I love it but it's not cut out for winter. One of my poles exploded in -4. But warm drinks, alcohol burning stove hot water bottle and you need room to move. Lightweight would kill me, it - 4 right now I'm on winter hill on the pennine moors in a different place every night

The best thing I found for extra warmth is a wool blanket (large size, 90% wool) for winter camping in the UK.
Set up the blanket; let's call this left, middle, and right. Put camping mat down then blanket on top then the sleeping bag down the middle of the blanket so you have two wings on either side, then fold the left and then right wings over you. You will be a lot warmer in your sleeping bag. If you get too warm, fold one of the wings of the blanket away.

Never underestimate the simplicity and effectiveness of an hot water bottle.

Great honest video with no BS … how it should be

I agree Mr Messner! Getting your pack down to 3kg and having a miserable trip doesn't work for me either!

The biggest difference makers for me have been a merino wool base layer

Because of certain circumstances in the UK, tips on staying warm this winter is much appreciated.........🥶

The best way to keep warm camping in winter I found is going to the Canneries for two weeks

Thanks for sharing.  I am in Texas, USA and don’t ordinarily have to worry about the cold temperatures like you do.  I have camped in the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the winter and it gets COLD!!!  My opinion mirrors yours.  The correct items must be carried for each specific situation.  The lighter, higher quality items are more expensive.  Probably much more expensive.  I’m also in complete agreement that it is the smarter choice to carry more weight to be certain that you can stay warm, comfortable, and healthy.  Thanks for sharing your opinion and explaining why you think the way you do.  Stay warm 🥶

Great advice Paul 👍.  I'm 51 now and prioritise comfort over anything else..otherwise camping can be a miserable experience when it needn't be!

One of you best short videos Paul, proving yet again you don't always need to go overboard on snappy editing and lush scenery.

Excellent video thank you for posting. You forgot one of the most important things in my opinion. That would be a pee bottle with a wide neck. I use a detergent bottle that’s been cleaned out and the poor spout taken out of. This is totally leak proof but I always stand it in the corner of the tent when not in use. The following morning just empty the Content when you get out of the tent. This also works great in the summertime when it’s pouring rain or there’s many bugs out and he don’t want to leave the tent. I do this when I’m soloing.

Layers of bubble-wrap under your sleeping mat 😊 (Dot)

Daylight hours and weather, for me, have always been the deciding factor of what i carry. I never walk far in the winter, so i can load the pack up and deal with it. Also, if its a 16 hour night in sub-zero temperatures, ill be wanting plenty of comfort, space, food and drink.

The biggest tip I'd add is stripping down to wash. The heat boost you get when you put your shirt back on is massive.