Double Wide
11-08-2012, 18:31
While no one could ever accuse me of being a gram-weenie (with my 4 lb external-frame pack and two-man tent), today I dipped my toe into the UL water. I finally ditched the footprint that goes with my tent (an REI Quarterdome T2) and picked up a sheet of polycryo as to use as a footprint for the tent or protective layer under my pad if I'm in the shelter (thanks to suggestions here at WB!). This is in addition to ditching my heavy self-inflating pad and getting a NeoAir X-Lite two weeks ago.
I also picked up a weighs-next-to-nothing sit pad from Gossamer Gear. With that, and the polycryo, the FedEx guy asked me if they'd shipped me an empty box when I signed for it.
I'm slowly working on getting my cold weather load down from 36 lbs. Got a ways to go, but I'm not giving up the tent--I like it too much. Will probably change backpacks next summer, but if I *had* to go in 2013, I could make it with the gear I currently have. But I'm not going until 2014, so if the budget allows, I'm probably going to get a Western Mountaineering sleeping bag, too.
Anyhow, it's always a thrill to see the total weight of the backpack come down a few ounces!
I also picked up a weighs-next-to-nothing sit pad from Gossamer Gear. With that, and the polycryo, the FedEx guy asked me if they'd shipped me an empty box when I signed for it.
I'm slowly working on getting my cold weather load down from 36 lbs. Got a ways to go, but I'm not giving up the tent--I like it too much. Will probably change backpacks next summer, but if I *had* to go in 2013, I could make it with the gear I currently have. But I'm not going until 2014, so if the budget allows, I'm probably going to get a Western Mountaineering sleeping bag, too.
Anyhow, it's always a thrill to see the total weight of the backpack come down a few ounces!