I am new to this and have spent some money on decent gear. I ended up buying an REI dash 2 tent that only weights 2.5 lbs, cat can stove, Thermarest zlite pad. REI flash 62 pack that weights 2 lbs. My issue is my sleeping bag ( marmot trestle 1 which weighs about 4 lbs and barely fits in the bottom uf my pack compressed. I am trying not to spend a lot more money on gear right now. Dueter makes a sleeping back called the dreamlite 500. I think its rating is between 50 degree. Most of my trips will be no lower than 40 with an extreme of 35 degrees. I was wondering if I could buy that bag. Its like 80 dollars and then buy a SOL escape bivy to put the bag inside. With a total weight of 1.5 lbs or should I weight and just buy a down bag later


Edited by toddfw2003 (01/29/16 10:59 PM)