Oh, as far as the tent/sleeping bag situation, when I do use a tent it's a Black Diamond Hilight. But most of the time I have a light single hammock, a hooped bivy sack and a poncho liner (Also sometimes called a woobie) as my sleep system. I think it should work out for touring as well, but time will tell. Situation changes a bit when I am with the wife, but in those cases we split the tent between us.

On the layered clothing front, I tend to use merino socks and technical underwear from Ex-Officio. Base layer is Patagonia Capilene 3, technical zip-off pants and a technical shirt. My legs stay warm, so I just use an upper mid layer, Patagonia R3. Patagonia Nano-Puff jacket with a hood, a beanie, and a set of rain gear pretty much handles anything I am willing to go out into or may encounter.