Originally Posted By hikerduane
....I noticed this morning while packing up, that where I had slept, the snow was melted some and had a slight depression.....


This has been my experience with all manner of pads and combinations of pads and thermorests and space blankets. I think, within limits, that this is quite normal. On the one hand if there was no melting you could say you're carrying to much insulation. On the other hand if you melt into the snow 6" you would probably be cold. Fine tuning a winter sleep system, or any sleep system for that manner, takes several trips. Lots of variables come into play.

Thanks for the Neo report.