Another way to look at this is that it is hard for me to imagine when I would want my sleeping bag...and NOT want the tent and food. We stop at the end of the day, set up the tent, and cook the food. At that point, the only thing left in the pack is the sleeping bag.

(and it comes out once we have the tent set up, so that it can loft up nicely before dark.)
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