A good blanket 3lb and a water proof canvas hooded poncho 1lb works for mild weather. leaves or grass to sleep on. A stick to hold the poncho up if need be.
For good weather and mild weather yes - but as soon as you hit bad weather, elevations, deserts, swamps, winters etc you start needing that tent and bedroll. A good bedroll will keep you at least 30-50 degrees warmer inside it. A tent acts To add another 10-20 degrees so a bedroll and tent provide comfort, shelter and boost the effective temp while resting by 40-70 degrees depending on how effective they are. If you are running a realistic “nitty - gritty” game then things like the sleeping in armor rules and bedrolls and tents start to make sense game wise ( and reality wise).
As a professional soldier who has slept in his body armor many, many, maaaaaaannnnnyyyy times, I can tell you that you do not get as good a rest and your performance is indeed diminished, but still much higher than if you hadn't slept. Same goes for sleeping without a puss-pad. Just waking enough to adjust on the solid ground can disrupt you right in the middle of a REM cycle, and thus make your sleep less effective.
Also sleeping without a mat will lead you to be colder and more sluggish upon waking...but that wears off after Bob gets high in the sky. Unless you are in extreme cold environments....then you are likley to become a cold weather casualty.
I think the most realistic representation would be to have 80% recovery if no mat and a decrease to constitution and dexterity for the first 3 hrs of waking.
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A good blanket 3lb and a water proof canvas hooded poncho 1lb works for mild weather. leaves or grass to sleep on. A stick to hold the poncho up if need be.
Weighs less than a bedroll and 2 man tent.
For good weather and mild weather yes - but as soon as you hit bad weather, elevations, deserts, swamps, winters etc you start needing that tent and bedroll. A good bedroll will keep you at least 30-50 degrees warmer inside it. A tent acts To add another 10-20 degrees so a bedroll and tent provide comfort, shelter and boost the effective temp while resting by 40-70 degrees depending on how effective they are. If you are running a realistic “nitty - gritty” game then things like the sleeping in armor rules and bedrolls and tents start to make sense game wise ( and reality wise).
Wisea$$ DM and Player since 1979.
As a professional soldier who has slept in his body armor many, many, maaaaaaannnnnyyyy times, I can tell you that you do not get as good a rest and your performance is indeed diminished, but still much higher than if you hadn't slept. Same goes for sleeping without a puss-pad. Just waking enough to adjust on the solid ground can disrupt you right in the middle of a REM cycle, and thus make your sleep less effective.
Also sleeping without a mat will lead you to be colder and more sluggish upon waking...but that wears off after Bob gets high in the sky. Unless you are in extreme cold environments....then you are likley to become a cold weather casualty.
I think the most realistic representation would be to have 80% recovery if no mat and a decrease to constitution and dexterity for the first 3 hrs of waking.