infant camping

This is Sloane Byrd's first camping trip at 3 months. We waited a little longer for Sloane than River because the cold Utah spring weather this year. We did a little bit of four-wheeling down in the four corners region. Haunting country.

The night got down to about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. It can make camping with a baby a little challenging. I would love to make an infant sleeping bag when I get time, because all of the products out there are more for backyard sleeping, but this is what we did in the mean time.

I brought a Crazy Creek Chair to lay underneath her. Kathryn does not think it is comfortable enough, but baby's don't seem to care. Any pad will work though. Most of your body heat is sucked out of you through the ground, if you are cold at night, get a better sleeping pad with a higher R value. Next we put Sloane in her one-piece fleece pajamas, wrapped her in a fleece blanket, and stuffed her into a modified adult sleeping bag. Make sure they can breathe. The nice thing about this arrangement is they can't turn over very easily, reducing SIDS.

all smiles on daddy's sleeping bag

I have found that my kids sleep better in a tent than at home. They love to get up in the morning to beautiful scenery, rocks, sticks, and sand.

If you have never tried infant camping, start easy, go car-camping. If things get awful, jump in the car and come home, and if you get really desperate you could even go to a ... gasp... hotel.