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<blockquote data-quote="mnoland30" data-source="post: 2751959" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I use an 8 oz bivy bag to hold my down quilt (Enlightened Equipment) on top of my mattress, and keep me out of the dirt. It has mosquito netting if bugs are an issue. For just one night, I'll use a 3/8" blue foam pad and make sure I find pine duff to sleep on. Digging a shallow hip hole makes a big difference. For longer trips I have a Neo-Air mattress on top of the foam pad. I have a 13 oz 3 sided tarp tent. I tie the open end to a tree to prevent wind blown rain. I've weathered some really hard rains in it with no issues. My summer pack weighs 20 oz., but my hunting pack is 3-1/2 pound. Just got back from an aoudad hunt with a kid carrying a 6 or 7 lb. pack. if you bone out the meat, you don't need a frame. You do have to pack carefully to make sure your stove or cup isn't pressing into your back. If you need a huge pack, you're carrying too much. For snow camping, I do need a big pack, just for clothes and my tipi tent with stove. I love my quilt, but when it is below 30° I like a bag better. I've done overnight spike camps where I only have to carry 7 lbs. of extra weight to spend the night. I use a Sawyer filter from Walmart ($22) and Platypus water bags. I roll the foam pad and air mattress together and put it in a stuff sack and tie it to the back of the pack. It is light enough to not pull me backwards. I find that with more than 35 lbs. it isn't fun to hunt and hike. I hunt to the spike camp and then stash my gear. I use an Outdoor Products Ultimate Dry Sack to make sure my bag stays dry. If is isn't too cold, I use an alcohol stove made from a tiny tomato juice can. The whole cooking outfit weighs less than 1/2 a lb. The best way to get ready for a hunt is to walk with a pack. By the time the hunt comes, you won't feel the shoulder straps and your calves won't burn going up hills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnoland30, post: 2751959, member: 29323"] I use an 8 oz bivy bag to hold my down quilt (Enlightened Equipment) on top of my mattress, and keep me out of the dirt. It has mosquito netting if bugs are an issue. For just one night, I'll use a 3/8" blue foam pad and make sure I find pine duff to sleep on. Digging a shallow hip hole makes a big difference. For longer trips I have a Neo-Air mattress on top of the foam pad. I have a 13 oz 3 sided tarp tent. I tie the open end to a tree to prevent wind blown rain. I've weathered some really hard rains in it with no issues. My summer pack weighs 20 oz., but my hunting pack is 3-1/2 pound. Just got back from an aoudad hunt with a kid carrying a 6 or 7 lb. pack. if you bone out the meat, you don't need a frame. You do have to pack carefully to make sure your stove or cup isn't pressing into your back. If you need a huge pack, you're carrying too much. For snow camping, I do need a big pack, just for clothes and my tipi tent with stove. I love my quilt, but when it is below 30° I like a bag better. I've done overnight spike camps where I only have to carry 7 lbs. of extra weight to spend the night. I use a Sawyer filter from Walmart ($22) and Platypus water bags. I roll the foam pad and air mattress together and put it in a stuff sack and tie it to the back of the pack. It is light enough to not pull me backwards. I find that with more than 35 lbs. it isn't fun to hunt and hike. I hunt to the spike camp and then stash my gear. I use an Outdoor Products Ultimate Dry Sack to make sure my bag stays dry. If is isn't too cold, I use an alcohol stove made from a tiny tomato juice can. The whole cooking outfit weighs less than 1/2 a lb. The best way to get ready for a hunt is to walk with a pack. By the time the hunt comes, you won't feel the shoulder straps and your calves won't burn going up hills. [/QUOTE]
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