Just to make clear that not all "camp comfort" proponents are women, it is my husband who insists on all the comforts of home! When we backpack together, I have to totally adjust my style.

But, there is lighter gear that also provides the same comfort level, if you are willing to spend the $$. For example we just switched from a 6-pound 4-season 2-person mountaineering tent (we used to do alpine mountaineering)to a 5 pound 3 person 3-season tent, prompted by the fact that we now have a dog who would not fit into our 2-man tent and most trips now are fishing trips. I could not convince my husband that an UL tent would suffice, thus our compromise saves only a little weight but is much roomier.