Sleep System Weight

[edg1967]

What are you guys shooting for as far as total weight for your sleep system? I'm looking at shelter, bag & pad. Obviously one has to consider comfort vs. light weight.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Sub 6, closer to five the better.

 

[bbrown]

My total system comes in just under 5.5 lbs which I think is pretty good. I have tried to get lighter with a quilt and different pads but comfort went down hill quick.
If I really want to go light I can ditch the Oware and bring a 8'x10' tarp and get that down another pound.

- Oware 9'x9' pyramid w/11 stakes - 29.9oz
- TiGoat Ptarmigan bivy - 6.8oz
- Marmot Cloudbreak 30 - 33oz
- Big Agnes Q-core SL - 18oz

 

[RosinBag]

Big Agnes Fly Creek UL 2 Platinum - 2# 2 ounces

Neo Air Large - 1# 2 ounces

Montbell UL Super Spiral Down Hugger 15 Degree - 2# 4 ounces

Total 5# 8 ounces.

 

[bbrown]

So not to hijack but how about one step further? How much does/did your current system cost?
- Oware $213
- TiGoat $120 w/bug net
- Marmot Cloudbreak $120 on sale
- BA Q-core SL - $90

So $543 total.

 

[Eagle]

Floorless:
Oware 8'X8' Tarp with guy lines: 14
TiGoat Raven Bivy: 7.2
8 Vargo Ti Stakes: 2.4
WM Caribou Long: 23.6
Thermarest Neoair Medium: 12.6
Total weight is 59.8 oz or 3.7#'s

Inclosed:
Tarptent DR: 40
6 Vargo Ti Stakes: 1.8
Thermarest Neoair: 12.3
WM Caribou Long: 23.6
Total weight is 77.7 oz or 4.9#'s

 

[littlebuf]

4# 15 oz (pretty proud of that one ounce under )

 

[gulicemo]

Mountainsmith Mountain Shelter LT 32 oz
Borah Bivy 7 oz
Exped UL 7 17 oz
Sierra Designs Ridge Runner 44 oz

100 oz or 6.25 #

Need to lighten in the sleeping bag dept.

 

[cmeier117]

I am at 5.25 lbs with a 20 degree bag, kifaru Megatarp and thermarest x lite pad and buga boo bivy.

 

[fillthefreezer]

SL5 w/19 stakes and guylines 40oz $300
FF 20* 31oz $200 (409)
tigoat raven 8oz $150
BA Qcore SL 19oz $120 (160)
$770
bag was bought used. pad on special. if i use retail prices total goes up to 1019

realistically the SL5 is split between 2 men or ill bring a solo shelter for 10-15oz savings.
total 6lb2oz. shelter/2 4lb14oz for my portion

 

[Justin Crossley]

Thermarest Xtherm 15 oz $190.00
Tigoat Raven Omni bivy 7.1 oz $165.00
Zpacks 30* quilt 15 oz. $380.00
Zpacks Hexamid Solo plus with (10) ti stakes 7.2 oz. $235.00

Total weight 44.3 oz. or 2 lbs 12.3 oz. (all in a Kifaru 5 string @ 2.5 oz.)

Total cost $970.00
The stuff sack would be another $45.00

This is my September setup. If I'm hunting in really nasty weather I'll take a different tent and leave the bivy and tarp.

I have been really happy with the comfort of this system. In the past I was using a Thermarest prolite 3 and a Marmot helium 15* bag. I'm way more comfortable now than I have ever been with a backpacking sleep system.

 

[littlebuf]

Total weight 44.3 oz. or 2 lbs 12.3 oz. (all in a Kifaru 5 string @ 2.5 oz.)

Total cost $970.00
The stuff sack would be another $45.00

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23 bucks an ounce. I should add mine up and see where its at. I wonder if theres a formula we could average out between everybody's sleep system weight vs cost to see what % the dollar amount goes up as the weight gets lower. I bet there is

 

[blb078]

BA Flycreek UL 2 w/stakes, poles, & footprint 47oz
MontBell UL Spiral Down Hugger 0* 41oz
Thermarest Xlite 13oz
Thermarest Pillowcase 1oz

Total 102oz / 6.375lbs

 

[bbrown]

I like it littlebuf - I am at $6.25 per oz with the cost of the stakes. So basically 1/2 the cost but almost 2x the weight of Justin's set up.

 

[littlebuf]

TT squall 2 - 230$
neo xlite- 130$
neo pillow- 25$
rev x 20* - 230$
kifaru 5 string- 45$
680$
4# 15oz or 79 oz = 8.60$ a ounce

shipping not factored

 

[Eagle]

Floorless cost is $705 - $11.79/oz , inclosed cost is $675 - $8.69/oz. I shop around and take advantage of REI's 20% coupons as much as possible.

 

[littlebuf]

some one needs to make a spread sheet

 

[fillthefreezer]

im gonna guess 10-12 bucks per oz is gonna be the fine line of a good, light, comfortable system that with some budgeting is very achievable. LB youre right there, eagle, cmeier, myself all right there

 

[Daniel_M]

Arctic Oven AO12 Tent w/ stove 93lbs
Cot: 21lbs
Syn 0* Bag w/ overbag 8lbs
20# propane tank 26lbs


$1.45/oz

 

[littlebuf]

im gonna guess 10-12 bucks per oz is gonna be the fine line of a good, light, comfortable system that with some budgeting is very achievable. LB youre right there, eagle, cmeier, myself all right there

im predicting to get under 5# 8-10$ a oz
under 4# 11-13$ a once
and under 3 is going to be spendy as Justin illustrated, with the closer you get o the bottom end of these weights the price climbing pretty quik