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Old 06-03-21, 09:15 AM
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Thumbs down on the waterproof sleeping bag idea. Like everyone else has said, it's gotta breathe. Here is what I use/used most recently:

https://zpacks.com/products/30f-classic-sleeping-bag Medium, standard, 390 grams.

https://seatosummitusa.com/products/...-extreme-liner 396 grams

https://zpacks.com/products/altaplex-tent For a person less than 6 & ½ foot tall, 437 grams

https://www.thermarest.com/sleeping-...ir-xtherm.html
6.9 R-value, 2.5 inches thick. 566 grams.

An all weather sleep & shelter system at under 1900 grams...& there is even lighter, more fair weather systems available; I just don't like being cold. The Thermarest would be the easiest place to save weight by swapping it for a https://klymit.com/products/inertia-...31722981425242 if warmer temps are expected & you are stuck on having a full length pad.
I have the half length version. ~160 grams or so. It works well. Albeit a bit weird looking.

You could also easily save another 276 grams (10.5 ounces) over the Sea to Summit Reactor liner by switching to a Rab silk liner. Making both changes (liner & pad) would net you a 1.2 kilo full fair weather sleep/shelter system.

I've used them all. The 30 degree bag just needed leggings, pants & a coat with wool socks to be comfortable with a Sea to Summit liner when it was 27 degrees & frosty at Yellowstone 12 days ago. With the cuban fiber tent nothing got wet when the rain set in.

I would've brought the 10 degree bag I own, but the overnight lows were to be in the 50's in Provo earlier this week. When I got to Provo, I just slept in the Sea to Summit liner on the Klymit pad & used the bag as a blanket.

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