[LM24] LeMans Rookie / Ride from Paris / Advice

[Le Vieux]

Originally Posted by GT6

Well best to get a reasonable one, i doubt it will be that cold but you do not have to actually sleep in it, best get one that unzips all the way down that way you can just use it as a blanket if it get to hot, Tent heats up pretty quick and even at it's coldest over the last 30 years i have always been as snug as a bug in the tent. But remember ear plugs, put them in and block out the campsite noise otherwise you will find yourself hearing everything that is going on in the campsite

Yep.

On my campsite - that's zero. There's nothing to hear but silence.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by colt513

I was wondering what the temperatures on the track are like in the night time so I can get the appropriate sleeping bag.

Thanks!

It can be quite chilly. 2011 was the coldest I've ever been at Le Mans - it was bloomin' freezing out at Arnage in the wee hours. I even bought some thermal long johns after that year which I now take with me.

This year of course, it will be lovely and warm.

[Truckosaurus]

Even the cheapest generic supermarket sleeping bag should be good enough for Le Mans especially if you have some sort of sleeping mat or airbed to insulate you from the ground.

If you get cold, just stick on a woolly hat.

[bella]

i'm a proud cheap generic supermarket sleeping bag user, it's used as a blanky and with full length jim jams it's pretty good. it does get a little bit chilly at about the 5am time pretty much anywhere in europe, but depending on the climate you're coming from will depend how much you feel it.

i can recommend wooly ski socks as an emergency thermal solution

[whitemr2]

I carry a fleece blanket with me at night, just in case it gets to cold.

[colt513]

Thanks for all the advice!

I just ordered my gear and am ready for Le Mans.

Can't wait to meet you all!

[Aysedasi]

Thick socks are of course a must - if your feet are cold then the rest of you will be too.....

[bella]

can i just be a little bit of a hippy and say this is exactly why i love le mans? it's not just about the race, is it? it's about the fact people from all over the world put all their stuff in a hanky, tie it to a stick and make their way over by whatever means necessary for this huge gathering. everyone gains something different from the same journey and the same event.

[isynge]

Originally Posted by bella

can i just be a little bit of a hippy and say this is exactly why i love le mans? it's not just about the race, is it? it's about the fact people from all over the world put all their stuff in a hanky, tie it to a stick and make their way over by whatever means necessary for this huge gathering. everyone gains something different from the same journey and the same event.

No problem at all styling Le Mans as still having some of Woodstock's mojo left.

Just look around the campsites - people with Ferraris and Aston Martins cheek by jowl with those in beat up hatchbacks, and everything in between, with the shared enjoyment of being there leveling everything.

Think deep down it's why all of us keep coming back.

[Mal]

Originally Posted by isynge

Just look around the campsites - people with Ferraris and Aston Martins cheek by jowl with those in beat up hatchbacks, and everything in between, with the shared enjoyment of being there leveling everything.

Think deep down it's why all of us keep coming back.

I fully agree - Le Mans wouldn't be the same without the mix of people

[Kpy]

Originally Posted by bella

can i just be a little bit of a hippy and say this is exactly why i love le mans? it's not just about the race, is it? it's about the fact people from all over the world put all their stuff in a hanky, tie it to a stick and make their way over by whatever means necessary for this huge gathering. everyone gains something different from the same journey and the same event.

Bravo! Very neatly put Bella. That is why we come back and will come back year after year.
And this year we have the prospect of a mega race.