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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 342230" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>I've done this twice.&nbsp; Once on purpose, once not.&nbsp; Both times were less than enjoyable.&nbsp; The morning dew drenched everything so I had a boat full of wet sleeping bags, clothes, and me.&nbsp; The bugs came in waves.&nbsp; The boat lights attracted everything from mosquitoes to moths to water bugs to beetles and every other flying arthropod.&nbsp; The boat was full of them crawling around.&nbsp; As far as sleep, I got none.&nbsp; Between the rocking of the boat, slapping of waves, and the worry of floating away, I might as well have been actively fishing.&nbsp; You don't really understand the value of hot coffee and a hot meal when you've had no sleep, are cold, wet, and bug bit until you don't have them.&nbsp; It's hard to cook in a small boat and cold cereal just doesn't do it.&nbsp; I've slept or tried to sleep in lots of places while hunting and the military and would rate a small boat as very close to the bottom of my list of places to sleep.&nbsp; If you want a miserable memory that you can pass onto your kids or illustrate your adventurous spirit to you buddies, by all means go for it.&nbsp; You'll have a merry tale to tell.&nbsp; If you want to catch fish, have a good time, and enjoy your time on the water, I'd avoid the whole sleeping in the boat thing and pitch a tent, rent a cabin, or pull an over nighter and then head home.&nbsp; Good Luck!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 342230, member: 314"] I've done this twice. Once on purpose, once not. Both times were less than enjoyable. The morning dew drenched everything so I had a boat full of wet sleeping bags, clothes, and me. The bugs came in waves. The boat lights attracted everything from mosquitoes to moths to water bugs to beetles and every other flying arthropod. The boat was full of them crawling around. As far as sleep, I got none. Between the rocking of the boat, slapping of waves, and the worry of floating away, I might as well have been actively fishing. You don't really understand the value of hot coffee and a hot meal when you've had no sleep, are cold, wet, and bug bit until you don't have them. It's hard to cook in a small boat and cold cereal just doesn't do it. I've slept or tried to sleep in lots of places while hunting and the military and would rate a small boat as very close to the bottom of my list of places to sleep. If you want a miserable memory that you can pass onto your kids or illustrate your adventurous spirit to you buddies, by all means go for it. You'll have a merry tale to tell. If you want to catch fish, have a good time, and enjoy your time on the water, I'd avoid the whole sleeping in the boat thing and pitch a tent, rent a cabin, or pull an over nighter and then head home. Good Luck!!! [/QUOTE]

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