I tried to do what you did phat, except I picked Walmart. Well, I failed miserably. If I looked online for it, all the good stuff said "not sold in stores". So, I opted for the online version. Here is my first attempt.

Pack
OP Pinnacle from Campmor
This weighs 3.5 lbs and is $60 not on sale.

Sleeping Bag
Marmot Tresle 15F
This one is $80 and 3.5 lbs.

Shelter
Plastic tarp
The price for this is $6.99 and it is 9X11 ft tarp. It showed the shipping weight to be 2.5 lbs. I am guessing that the actual weight is half. Buy two, one for tarp and one for ground cloth.

Pad
Blue foam pad
This one is 8 oz and $10.99

Rain protection
Nylon poncho
This is 1 lb and $35.

With these, I am at $189.97 and 11.3 lbs. I still need cook kit with stove, water bottles, clothes, shoes. By using a super cat stove, a beer can pot, used soda bottles, and a spoon from McD's, those are all free. I don't have weights for them yet, though. Can you get clothes and shoes for $10 and under 7 lbs? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
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