I live in Houston which is very humid. Most of my backpacking will be within a few hours away. In the Hill country or national forest. I get 4 weeks vacation a year so during that time I could be anywhere from Banff to the Canyonlands. I am pretty much trying to stay light as I can. Some of my car camping gear might work for normal backpacking. I have a Marmot trestle 15 sleepingbag which is 4 lbs and I think is to heavy to backpack with. Im starting completely from scratch. I have REI Flash 62 as a backpack. I want a tent that is under 2.5lb that will keep me dry and is long enough for me. I am 6'4