Hi, I am fairly new to serious backpacking. I don't consider myself ultralite, but want to become at least lightweight. Right now I have a 50L pack (Osprey Atmos, older model). I love the pack fit and it is pretty light, but I currently have an older synthetic 20* bag and it doesn't pack very small (i.e., with the compression sack it can hardly get in my pack. Any recommendations for a 3 season bag on a budget? Packing size is more important than ounces. Right now I am packing the old bag without compression and it takes up way too much space.
I'll be hiking solo and for 2-3 days max.
I suppose the other option is to just get a larger pack, but I feel like that shouldn't be necessary with such short hikes.