Total weight of your sleep system?

[Freezing Moon]

5.02 pounds total. Most of that is in the sleeping bag; haven't pulled the trigger on a quilt yet but may this year.

 

[wyosam]

Depending on the situation, somewhere between 5 and 6500 pounds.


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[Ozarkhuntr]

Mine is around 5.8 lbs for backpacking setup using Big Agnes spike lake 15, Black Diamond Megalite Tipi, Thermarest Neoair XLite in regular and Thermarest Ridgerest regular. Use my puffy jacket inside the mummy hood for a pillow so no extra weight there. I like carrying a closed cell foam pad as it protects my sleeping pad, use it as a glassing pad, can toss meat on it if I have to, plus I dont feel the ground at all side sleeping when using under Neoair.

 

[Fins_N_Tines]

This combination covers a lot of my hunts. I have a few options that I substitute that are heavier or lighter depending on conditions and seasons.

Bag: 35oz Feathered Friends Lark 10 degree
Tent: 39oz TarpTent double rainbow
Pad: 13oz Thermarest NeoAir
Pillow: 2.8oz Sea to summit aeros
Total: 90oz or just over 5.5 lbs.

this is spot on. not saying you can't get lighter, but I would say 5 - 6lbs is very light and still comfortable.

 

[K_pem]

The lightest configuration I am currently debating for archery elk season is my bivy w/ a dyneema tarp (debating non-dyneema options but seems like they're quite a bit heavier); should be 3lbs give or take 1/4 pound; depending on which tarp/bag I go for (dont have a dyneema tarp yet).

Tarp: GoHunt Dyneema Tarp (8.8oz) OR Borah Gear DCF (4.95oz)
Stakes: GoHunt needle stakes x6 w/ guy line (2.5oz)
Bivy: Borah Gear Ultralight A90 (6oz)
Bag: 20 or 40 degree EE quilt (15.5-20.75oz)
Pad: Thermarest Neoair Xlite NXT Reg (12.75oz)
Pillow: Nemo Elite (3oz)
Total: 44.7oz (Borah tarp/EE 40) -- 49.95oz (Borah tarp/EE 20) -- 48.55oz (GoHunt tarp/EE 40) -- 53.8oz (GoHunt tarp/EE 20)

My current setup running the Gossamer Gear Two is still pretty damn light, and honestly has room for both me and my hunting partner in the shelter if we go that route for about 4lbs ish.

Tent: GG The Two w/ lines+stakes (28oz)
Ground sheet: GoHunt Tyvek (2.9oz)
Bag: 20 or 40 degree EE quilt (15.5-20.75oz)
Pad: Thermarest Neoair Xlite NXT Reg (12.75oz)
Pillow: Nemo Elite (3oz)
Total: 62.15oz (EE 40) -- 67.4oz (EE 20)

Im new to the Bivy tarp idea, my main reason for thinking of going to Bivy/Tarp is mobility and convenience in fair weather. If I carry my sleep system with me even on "day" hunts then we can decide to stay on elk if we want or not. For a 3lb weight penalty (which is really more like 2.5lbs since I could eliminate my current meat/emergency tarp [5oz ish] and Id probably get by with the 40 degree quilt most of the season), it seems like a no brainer. But for more dedicated multi-day backpack hunts where I know we will likely set up a dedicated camp, we will probably take my tent or my buddies Tipi...

 

[Drenalin]

I’m right at 4.5 pounds for a tarp, 15-degree quilt, pad, and a foam pad/sheet of tyvek/bivy.

 

[P Carter]

For early archery elk, it's:

REI Magma 30 quilt: 19 oz
Thermarest neoair xlite: 13 oz
Borah gear bivy: 6 oz
Zpack hexamid pocket tarp: 6.6 oz
Stakes: 3 oz

Total: 47 oz, 2.9 lbs

 

[MtnsWinAgain]

For early archery elk, it's:

REI Magma 30 quilt: 19 oz
Thermarest neoair xlite: 13 oz
Borah gear bivy: 6 oz
Zpack hexamid pocket tarp: 6.6 oz
Stakes: 3 oz

Total: 47 oz, 2.9 lbs

How do you like the bivy in the hexamid combo?

 

[Hussar]

I'm pretty lucky archery hunting in AZ. My general shelter system is:

Seek Outside DST w/10 stakes - 24 oz
Borah Cuben Bivy - 5oz
Hammock Gear 40 degree Quilt - 21 oz
Big Agnes Zoom UL regular/wide - 18 oz

Total Weight: 4.25lbs (68 oz)

I will substitute a Borah Gear solo tarp for the DST and an Neoair XLite pad for the BA pad to save a pound. This combo lives in my backpack on every hunt where I have no plans to stay out overnight.

 

[P Carter]

How do you like the bivy in the hexamid combo?

I’ve only used it a few nights—just got it last year. The bivy is awesome. The hexamid is expensive, light, and not much coverage. It will keep you dry in overnight showers but I think I’d get wet in a serious storm.

We hunt out of a base camp, and I bivy overnight selectively, so I’ve never had it in a serious storm.

It’s weird to pay so much for a sub-optimal item I hope to never use, but the weight savings was so substantial I thought it was worth it for my specific circumstances. I figure if I got something heavier I wouldn’t carry it and end up with nothing for unexpected overnight showers.

 

[yo_vinny]

I've never actually looked at my sleep system total weight until now. Turns out it's 6lbs 10oz and not even all that comfortable... guess I need to look at some new gear.

 

[Erussell01]

Varies summer through winter, but early season hunting I use a TarpTent Aeon Li - small footprint, decent vestibule, relatively storm worthy, bathtub floor, full netting for 19 oz with stakes/guy lines. It’s the sole reason I’ve moved away from a tarp/bivy combo.

Early season bag is a Feathered Friends Flicker a rock solid 30 degree bag—21 oz.

Pad is a Thermarest XTherm 6.7 r rating—15 oz

S2S Aeros pillow 2.5 oz

So 57.5 oz, 3.6 lbs for a pretty cozy setup

Dangit, are you going to cost me more money again?

 

[S.Clancy]

Archery - 2.5 lbs
Late Season - anywhere from 4lbs to almost 10 lbs, depending on conditions. I bet average is around 4.5-5lbs

 

[BBob]

and 6500 pounds.

Engage Beast mode!!!

 

[fatlander]

Superior gear superior hammock bundle 30 degree (insulated hammock, top quilt, straps, tarp, stakes)

Comes in just under 6 pounds I believe. Never searching for flat ground. Very low fiddle factor. Comfortable into the upper single digits in hiking pants, baselayers, and puffy.


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[wyosam]

Engage Beast mode!!!

Won’t go deep, but it’s damn sure comfy!


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[Benjblt]

My lightest solo system:

Shelter - MLD DCF Solo Patrol tarp with stakes, cordage, and Zpacks Solo+ bathtub floor. in a DCF stuff sack @15.2 oz. (Trekking poles not included).
Pad - Small Thermarest Xlite @8 oz.
Bag - Gryphon Gear 40 quilt/straps @ 18.2 oz.
Pillow - Big Agnes AXL coupled with GooseFeet down pillow @ 6.2 oz.
Total weight = 47.6 oz.

Second lightest solo (shelter big enough for two), system used for colder/harsher conditions:

Shelter - SO DCF Silex with stakes & cordage, in a DCF stuff sack @ 18.6 oz. (Trekking poles not included).
Pad - Regular Thermarest XTherm 15.3 oz.
Bag - EE 10 quilt @ 20 oz. or El Coyote 20 quilt @ 25.5 oz.
Bivy - Borah Gear DCF @ 4 oz.
Pillow - Same as above.
Total weight = 64.1 - 69.6oz. depending on which quilt I use.

How do you like the El Coyote? Obviously you like it but I was wondering how you like the pad attachment method, the foot box (zipper and cinch). . any other stand out attributes? I'm debating this vs a katabatic flex 22 degree.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

My whole system is about 3.5 lbs. I think. Air mattrass, bag and tent.

 

[insanelupus]

So, I'm probably not going to get to hang with the cool kids here. I'm about 7.5 lbs.

Just ordered my tent. Tarptent Double Rainbow Double Wall Sil-Poly. Sleeping bag is a WM Badger, and pad is a Thermarest NeoAir XTherm, with an inflatable pillow. All in, 7.5 pounds, (including the extra poles to go free standing so trekking poles can reinforce if wind/snow might be an issue, but won't carry them all the time obviously). Cadillac camp on my back for sure, but plush, comfy, warm, and I can weather a storm a few days, without worrying about my gear.

I believe this willbr the best do all system for me in MT.

Now that I'm in the last half of life, I've chased the lightweight, I've found, for me, if I'm not comfortable and don't sleep well, I can talk myself into doing other things instead of staying on the hunt. If I enjoy my camp, the luxury of sleeping well, I wake up ready to hit it again, not call it cause I'm not having any luck.

Guess I'm not as tough as I used to think I was.

I could spend money on really light gear for special use cases, but that prioritizes the expenditure over other things in the family budget.

So I try to find the gear that will span the broadest range, of good quality, and that is reasonably rugged. That usually means my gear doesn't change and I make it work regardless of activity. It's a philosophy that simplifies life, but comes at the cost of weight, but I like it is consistant, simple, and as bomber as possible without gong crazy.

I can tear up an anvil with a rubber hammer in the middle of a wet plowed field! So that's part of the consideration too. Fragile items need not apply! Lol.

 

[AK Troutbum]

How do you like the El Coyote? Obviously you like it but I was wondering how you like the pad attachment method, the foot box (zipper and cinch). . any other stand out attributes? I'm debating this vs a katabatic flex 22 degree.

I have several quilts, all down fill and all made by different manufactures, and the El Coyote is probably my favorite (it's definitely the one I use the most). I have used the straps before but, typically I use it in combo with a Borah Gear bivy so the straps aren't really necessary. Favorite attributes would be overstuffed/loft, the ability to open it up at the footbox (plus the FB is fairly large and I enjoy being able to move my feet/legs around and not feel so confined like in a mummy bag), and as weird as this may sound, I had the inside made out of the softest fabric that was offered at the time, and it just feels really nice against the skin.