Jan
12
Ultralight to lightweight backpacking gear part 2
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Here is part 2 of my gear, this is abut pads and bags. Stay tuned for part 3
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9 Comments
January 12th, 2010 at 2:35 am
go to a hammock. no more pressure points. there are bridge hammocks and asymetrical cut hammocks that give a pretty flat lay
January 12th, 2010 at 2:35 am
Nice gear. Good ideas for weight saving without too much comprimize.
January 12th, 2010 at 2:35 am
really good gear and good call on the western mountaineering bags. One thing that i don’t like about the big agnes bags, is that if it is cold and you don’t sleep on your back the whole night, when you turn on your side and breathe, you end up breathing in to the side of the bag, since it can’t move with you, (because of the integral pad), this leads to condensation problems.
January 12th, 2010 at 2:35 am
I love my Big Agnes also. It seems like no matter how careful I was with my thermarest pad I always had a rock or pressure point stickig in my back. I just feel so much better with the 2.5 inch mattress.
I’m experimenting with hammock camping right now, hoping that I can get to a lighter pad again since hammocks are so comfortable.
January 12th, 2010 at 2:35 am
i took the foam pad out of my jam2, and i just fold up my z-light and put it against the back of my pack as a frame.
January 12th, 2010 at 2:35 am
That zrest/BA combo looks amazingly comfortable. As we age our bones lose flexibility, making it more and more uncomfortable to have all that pressure on our hips and shoulders at night. I’m fine with a single trimmed ridgerest for now, but will definitely go for the big air mattress when I can’t take it anymore. My mom uses one and she won’t go backpacking without it.
January 12th, 2010 at 2:35 am
I’ve only slept in a hammock a few nights while hiking the AT and found it to be too cold for my taste. It’s comfy for a little while, but it was hard to do all night, I ended up sending the hammock home and just sleeping under a tarp or in shelters.
January 12th, 2010 at 2:35 am
try a heat shield (the thing you put in a car windshield to block heat from the sun). they’re covered with reflective mylar. The function of a pad in a hammock is primarily to provide a barrier against the cold air and wind underneath the hammock, and a heat shield supposedly performs this function well, plus it reflects body heat back to you
January 12th, 2010 at 2:35 am
for a sleeping bag i have the cabelas mummy bag rated +15
is that a good choice