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Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.

Camping tent

Pitched shelter, used by a few people as a permanent outdoor bedroom

A pitched fabric shelter, mostly bought for camping and used by a small number of people as their actual bedroom. Sleeping outside puts you in real darkness, cooler air and early daylight, the three things sleep advice keeps circling back to. Weather, insects and whoever you normally share a bed with are the obvious costs.

Who backs it

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  • Rich RollDoes it

    Ultra-endurance athlete · The Rich Roll Podcast

    For a couple of years he has slept outside in a tent rather than in the house, starting with nights on the flat roof. The cool desert air agrees with him, is roughly how he puts it.

    Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #561 transcript

Aimed at the same thing

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  • Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.

    Weighted blanket

    A blanket loaded with beads or pellets, usually near a tenth of body weight.

    Backed by 2 of 62 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 1 have discussed it
  • Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

    Acupressure mat

    A mat covered in plastic spikes, used for 15 to 40 minutes before bed

    Backed by 1 of 62 stacks: 1 do it, 0 recommend it, 0 have discussed it
  • Protocol$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.

    Sauna

    Regular heat exposure, often 4 sessions a week at 20 minutes

    Backed by 17 of 62 stacks: 11 do it, 3 recommend it, 3 have discussed it
  • Supplement$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

    Magnesium (threonate or glycinate)

    Taken 30-60 minutes before bed to help with sleep onset

    Backed by 11 of 62 stacks: 8 do it, 1 recommend it, 2 have discussed it
  • ProtocolFREE, no cost

    Breathwork

    Structured breathing sessions to shift the nervous system up or down

    Backed by 7 of 62 stacks: 4 do it, 2 recommend it, 1 have discussed it
  • App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

    Headspace

    Headspace

    Guided meditation app built around ten-minute sessions, voiced by Andy Puddicombe

    Backed by 3 of 62 stacks: 2 do it, 1 recommend it, 0 have discussed it

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