I am planning a hiking trip to both Nepal and Patagonia for next year (Oct – Dec) and am putting together a clothing system and sleeping system will deal with all the extremes in temperature and moisture – I am expecting ie 20C (70F) to -15C (~0F) and a fair dash of rain in Patagonia. I am trying to be light weight but have 2 non-changeable items:
Tent – Hilleberg Allak (awesome tent and the girlfriend won’t tolerate anything less)
Pad – Exped downmat 7 (love the comfort)
So I am trying to leverage off the warmth of these two to decrease the weight of my sleeping system and supplement via my clothing system. Clothing I have:
Montbell – peak shell
Montane – Lite-speed
Montbell – Alpine light down parka
Montbell – UL thermawrap
Lightweight synthetic thermals
Medium weight synthetic thermals
Additional clothing I plan to get are:
Shell or windproof pants
Balaclava +/- hood +/- thermal hat
Sleeping system I was planning to use is:
Jacks R Better – Hudson River
Equinox bivy bag for the very cold nights or thermalite liner (I liked the idea of the Equinox to add a few degrees, hold the pad (will it fit inside?) and quilt together and use under just the fly when I don’t take the inner tent).
Am I asking too much of my gear? Does anyone have any suggestions? Any comments much appreciated.
