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Wouldn't sleeping with the curtains open achieve much the same thing? From the article there doesn't seem to be much special about camping other than it remove

Wouldn't sleeping with the curtains open achieve much the same thing? From the article there doesn't seem to be much special about camping other than it removes much of the artificial control we exert over our environment (light, noise and so on). Just willingly stopping those things would be a big step in moving back into a rhythm which was more in step with the natural day / night cycle.

joshuacc 16y ago
This depends on which direction your windows are facing. I've slept in rooms with East-facing windows where I would always wake up around 6:30-7. I've also slept in rooms with West-facing windows, where I could very easily sleep till 11.
MichaelSalib 16y ago
Not really. When you're camping, the primary illumination is the sun rather than lights under your control. Especially if you're camping in a tent without a rainfly. Plus, around dawn lots of noisy animals decide to wake up as well. On my recent camping trip to Yosemite, I found that the birds were often what woke me up.
euccastro 16y ago
It depends on how 'natural' are the conditions outside. Light and sound pollution over the night can make it uncomfortable to sleep with curtains or windows open.
ern 16y ago
I think it would. A few years ago, my curtain rail collapsed, and it took a few days before I could have it fixed. Automatically waking up with the sun streaming through the window was a wonderful experience and I felt well rested, but, for privacy reasons, the curtains had to go back up.
VBprogrammer 16y ago
I would sleep with my curtains open more often but I generally find the sodium street lights to be an annoyance when my eyes adjust to the almost darkness. At which point they get closed. I regularly go camping and have to agree with everything the author says. The physical exertion (setting up camp, building a fire, walking around etc) lack of environmental controls and natural light certainly correct any day / night in balance immediately. Though, since I finished University I have found that just having to get to work for 9am each morning takes care of most problems. Other than the occasional nights bad sleep, usually caused by being fascinated by some programming problem or even a real life issue!

joshuacc 16y ago

This depends on which direction your windows are facing. I've slept in rooms with East-facing windows where I would always wake up around 6:30-7. I've also slept in rooms with West-facing windows, where I could very easily sleep till 11.

MichaelSalib 16y ago

Not really. When you're camping, the primary illumination is the sun rather than lights under your control. Especially if you're camping in a tent without a rainfly. Plus, around dawn lots of noisy animals decide to wake up as well. On my recent camping trip to Yosemite, I found that the birds were often what woke me up.

euccastro 16y ago

It depends on how 'natural' are the conditions outside. Light and sound pollution over the night can make it uncomfortable to sleep with curtains or windows open.

ern 16y ago

I think it would. A few years ago, my curtain rail collapsed, and it took a few days before I could have it fixed. Automatically waking up with the sun streaming through the window was a wonderful experience and I felt well rested, but, for privacy reasons, the curtains had to go back up.

VBprogrammer 16y ago

I would sleep with my curtains open more often but I generally find the sodium street lights to be an annoyance when my eyes adjust to the almost darkness. At which point they get closed. I regularly go camping and have to agree with everything the author says. The physical exertion (setting up camp, building a fire, walking around etc) lack of environmental controls and natural light certainly correct any day / night in balance immediately. Though, since I finished University I have found that just having to get to work for 9am each morning takes care of most problems. Other than the occasional nights bad sleep, usually caused by being fascinated by some programming problem or even a real life issue!