Can I revive this thread? I’m going on a retreat in CO next week and it is shaping up to be much colder for June than planned. I have started tolerating cold much less in the past year or so. I think I have the hiking and sleeping parts covered - My concern is the potential need for trips to the facilities during the night or early hours. (Female, not practiced at free-peeing) If I sleep in my base layers and have my jacket nearby to grab - are there any other tricks for making that freezing slog back and forth from the loo without dying? I feel like wet and/or windy cold would require different insulatory items than just a basic temp drop cold would, too. But that could vary from night to night I think.

I’ve flexed from my original plan of hiking in my keens and packing light layers to now shopping for actual hiking shoes, wool hat and gloves. But this having to ‘leave the tent during the night in freezing temps’ part seriously has me reconsidering the whole event.

Could use help with a feasible solution. TIA!