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WM stuff is a little too pricey for me...maybe if I hadn't already sunk my life savings into the stuff I am replacing, I could have done it! lol One of my clients says "Buy the best and buy it once," and I wish I had done that.

After doing a weekend trip where I left the bear canister home, packed very little food, left the 2 pints of liquor at home, and only brought a few clothes, I could tell a big difference just getting my pack down into the 25 lb range, from 30 I usually carry. I don't have any desire to become an ULer from a personality disorder standpoint, but damn, it sure is nice to carry less weight around. Gives me more weight with which to bring liquor, etc! lol So, here is what I currently carry most trips…

That looks like a great bag, but I need to inherit some money in order to buy it

Thanks for the advice guys...I am going to go with an EE 20 degree wide quilt.

I will take a look at thru hiker and check it out. Sounds like a fun project, especially for me as I can use a warm weather quilt without the bells and whistles.

Quote from FarmerChef: “Do you sew at all, Namtrag? I sewed a couple 20 degree Apex quilts for my wife and I and 3 of our kids (two quilts - one for 2 and one for 3). With our individual fleece liners, they performed stellar this past week when temps dropped down into the single digits and low teens. We actually talked about just taking them in Maine next summer without our usual fleece liners to conserve on weight. That makes the quilt about 1 pound per person. Sewing it is quite simple really,…

Quote from BirdBrain: “I am a big fan of the Big Agnes bags. I roll around a lot. Having the air pad pinned in the sleeve is a must for me. Plus the lack of cloth on the back saves weight. There are many other better rated and more expensive bags, but I would stay in the Big Agnes line. All that is left is how warm a sleeper you are and down vs synthetic. Just my humble opinion.” Yeah, we love our BA stuff too...I never backpacked before and BA is my first bag, so I can't even picture not having…

Just wanted to post something here to get the section going. I currently have a Big Agnes Deer Park 30 degree down bag. It's a long and big guy bag, but I am a side sleeper who hates being constricted. I am only 5'8" but have big shoulders (44 jacket), so the bag is for the most part way too big for me, but I don't mind. I have used it down to 25 degrees without being cold, as I just wear a hat, and actually put on long johns when it's that cold. I also burrow down in the bag when it's cold. I w…