Originally Posted by
wnylogo
My question is, can the sleeping bag make up for a lower R rated pad?
No. Get a pad with an R rating of ~3 or more.
Check these out:
SynMat HL MW | Exped USA They also have a long/wide
https://www.thermarest.com/neoair-xlite See the long/wide.
https://www.klymit.com/sleeping-pads...ping-pads.html