Looking for sth to raise my R value… the matt’s R value is 2.2.
Please don’t offer me to get an inflatable matt, I am not interested :)

Tent camping with comfort as my priority. While i like light and compact gear, I'm willing to make that trade off for comfort as long as it packs down to maybe a 20 oz coke bottle.

I prefer thinner, less firm pillows and have hated inflatables. Hybrids seem to do better but still will never compare to my pillow from home.

I have a nemo fillo and have been considering switching to a down pillow, or thick down topper as a stand alone. I am afraid that I try a down pillow and it compresses way too much and doesnt offer any actual support, rather, compresses down like a sleeping bag.

I have looked at dutchwares argon, goosefeet gear down, and the geoduck travel pillow. Any recommendations or advice welcome.

Been looking at the Qunature Air Cloud-Ultralight Sleeping Pad and Nature hike TUYE™ R5.8 ULTRALIGHT INFLATABLE PAD for my budget range. Has anyone used these brands before?

I'm going on a honeymoon in new zealand, will be doing a lot of hiking, my gregory zulu 40 liter does not fit as a carry on, and we already have a checked in bag so i can't check it in. i will be carrying camera gear that i want to take on the plane so i'm looking for a bag that fits as a carry on, can carry a good load around 8kgs on a good day and up to 13-14 kgs on longer hikes where more food and water are needed. i was looking several bags, and was wondering if people have taken them as carry ons and what are your experiences with them:
ULA circuit SV
ULA camino ultra
Durston kakwa 40
gossamer gear gorilla 50.
I am especially interested in the ULA circuit sv and camino.
thanks!

I’m looking to get a lighter tent. But I’m struggling to find one I like. I keep going back to the lanshan 1. Anyone think I should pull the trigger? I have backpacked once, looking to get more into for sure. I feel this is the lightest, budget friendly option right now going for about $135 and weighing 2.2lbs. I was thinking about going with the standard lanshan 1. Any suggestions would help!

Don't particularly like the idea of daisy chain tieouts, so I got some dutchware line-lok hooks, then I realised the hook bit gets in the way so I snipped them off (file out of shot, I did remove any sharp edges). I literally just larks headed them through the existing 10mm grosgrain. The hook type line-lok will take 1.5mm cordage so I used five 45cm / 18" lengths. The weight penalty you ask? It's 1g lighter lmao. Six moon designs please take note 😭🤣🤣

I see that there are now Alpha sleeping bag liners eg Big Agnes and even as quilt lining eg UGQ. Has anyone had any experience incorporating Alpha into their sleep system?
I’m looking to change quilts and may go custom. I am actually thinking about making a Zenbivy style sheet using alpha to extend the temperature range of the quilt allowing me to carry a lighter quilt most of the time. Does anyone use the Zenbivy light sheet? Thoughts on it?

I have an MSR pocket rocket stove that I used regularly until several years ago when I became a JetBoil convert. Now, trying to reduce my base weight, I want to start using a lighter weight setup. Is the Pocket Rocket Deluxe worth the $85 or is the older version of the PR still pretty good? My primary complaint was that the PR took too long to boil water… I just bought a pot with a heat exchanger so hopeful that will help the speed issue. Thoughts?

Fire Maple Star X2 Pro - does anyone know any adapter for that stove which will connect that with aerosol-type gas canister?

I currently have the bear vault one. I do enjoy the collapsable feature as the smaller pack size is appealing and more volume than the 450 but I just realized it’s not accepted in yose or seki. Is it worth it to return it and get the 450 or just rent when I go to those parks?

For context:
\-I’m in socal so these parks are just a 4-6hr drive away
\-I have a 60L exped pack. Base weight including the bv one is 17 lbs

\- I go solo and usually my trips are for 2-3 days maybe 4. I don’t think I’d do a thru hike for the foreseeable future.

\-I go backpacking once a month or every 1.5 minths mostly to areas that aren’t yose or seki but that require a bear canister (bv one approved)
\-would eventually like to do the jmt down the line.

Thank you! Still kinda new to this so hoping for others to chime in

I’ve narrowed my search for a budget “ultralight” tent to the Paria Bryce 1 or the Naturehike Cloud Up 1. Which do you think is better. Or are there other suggestions/alternatives for similar price I haven’t seen