When you're trying to go light, you really have to test out your gear. An example of this is I went and bought a Z-Packs 20 sleeping bag (19oz carry weight, highly rated ultralight bag) and went in shoulder season to the sierras...it rained, snowed a bit, and was a mean temp of 28 deg. I use a bivy and sleeping bag and froze because the bag didn't loft and did get a little wet. So, just because it works for someone else, doesn't mean it's going to work for you. Now I carry a Mtn Hardware Ultralamina 15 (lightweight, pretty compressible synthetic bag). I try to go as light as I can...and still haven't been able to get to the coveted 12-15 lb base weight. But I do know that the gear I'm carrying works for me. I think that's the most important thing.


Edited by Talthing (12/31/13 07:12 PM)