8 lbs

Congrats on the new gear and lowering your BPW. I've been using my No Sniv all summer and absolutely love it. The versitility and and dual function make this one of my favorite pieces of gear. I've slept really warm in mine and find it spot on with their rating. This is a great quilt that I only have positive things about; you know, yoy have one :o)
That looks like a good system for 8 lbs, but maybe you could go lower by dropping a couple items. Unless the temps are expected to be cold, or if your a cold sleeper, drop the thinlight pad and the JRB hood. Not that these are huge weight savings, but will you really need or miss them? Once again congrats on the new gear and have a great trip.

Sounds …uh…comfy.

I love my jrb, the lowest I've had it out in in is right around freezing, and it held up like a champ. I use the hood as a pillow when it's warm., (I wrap it around an inflated zip lock the stuff it, and my platy in my pack. Presto) and the thin light goes under my legs cuz my neo air is a short and our first night was in the upper forties.

I'll do a full review later but the spinn twinn is awesome. Everything I was afraid of about tarps turns out to be what I like. Hard to pitch? No! easy to pitch, Drafty? well vented is a better term, b/w the breeze and my quilt i had more temp control than ever. This is the first night In a while I never overheated from a stuffy tent and mummy bag and woke up cold from sweat, or cold because i had unzipped a bag to vent then went to sleep. You can use a quilt in your sleep just like a blanket. The murmur is a great pack: simple, light, and built for function. It carries, packs easy, and has no wasted space.

I am of similar stature and have been able to get mine down to about the same weight It is nice to be able to do that when you are tall.

Most of this sounds pretty reasonable, but what do you cook in/eat out of/ with?

Do you carry any of these?:
Toilet paper?
Rain Gear?
bear bag rope?
compass?
map?
gloves?
DEET?
headlamp/flashlight?

What are you doing about bugs?

Me and the mrs hike together, so she lugs some
Do you carry any of these?:
Toilet paper? nope, moss and sticks
Rain Gear? yup the driducks jacket I mentioned
bear bag rope? yup, kelty trip tease, the wife carries that
compass? yup strapped on my trekking pole less than an oz
map? yup, wife carries it but not very necessary in SNP
gloves? in sept???
DEET? nope I hate it, the wife used one of the wipes though
headlamp/flashlight? I got a photon I don't know the weight off the top of my head but it's less than on oz I think, I consider it part of my first aid/survival/fire kit
For cooking we have a caldera keg gvp that the wife carries.

Bugs smugs. I wear long sleeves and pants. My wife used a deep woods off wipe. I used to live in Houston where bugs are a lifestyle, And this time of year the worst is over.

I guess the only question left is What does your wife's pack weigh?

The average between the two of you might be the relevant number.

Ah, I see. So in bug season, you stay home?

You would get eaten alive where I hike.

Might be entertaining to watch, however. ;)

I carry TP, rain gear, rope, compass, not usually a map, gloves and a shake flashlight. For bugs I do the same thing as Rick. My bear sack also is a large noseeum netting bag that can also be used for my head.

I think she was 7 1/2 ish. She might have topped eight when she added a pillow/jacket at the trail head.

We hike year round. I got eaten up in the smokies but not too bad, but we were in our tarp tent and my pack was around 10lb's. SNP, out here in VA ain't too bad on the bugs this time of year. If you're up high enough. Plus no black flies (thank god) just skeeters and ticks. If I were to hike in places with "bugs of biblical proportions" I'd bring the old tarp tent and some lemon eucalyptus. We might do the tarp/bivy combo soon, once we get some bivys. Or maybe a net…

That bear bag headnet madness is pretty brilliant. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for sharing!

Jack

Pretty amazing transformation when you consider that your base weight has dropped over 100%. Wow. Good job.

Hey David, um, well, my wife is full of bug bites. So you win……this round:)