G5 pack

pad: NightLightTorso
bag: one of several depending upon temp & weather, & duration of trek.
shelter: depending upon time of year & expected weather, one of several zippered bivies made of either eVENT, Epic, or a GTX type laminate having, over the face, either a wire-hoop or pre-bent Al poles.

Thanks PJ. My thoughts were along the same lines.As funds permit, I’ll expand my bivy and bag selection to meet differant environmental conditions.
I’m doing the Winds in August. Four days North and four South. I’m shooting for an 8 lb. base pack weight. Sans food and water of coarse. Thanks for your input.
Paul

Is use a torso length NightLite sleeping pad as pack support.

If traveling alone I use a Marmot Atom bag, if with my “other half” we use a home made 2-person Ray Jardine quilt (with a zip across the middle so we carry half each).

I use a GG Spinnshelter as shelter when traveling solo and a HS Tarptent Squall when traveling as a couple.

I’ve felt that the Nightlight doesn’t provide a very stiff frame on the G5 (even with just a 10 pound load) and have considered also rolling a 3/4 length thermarest inside as a cylinder for additional support. Has anyone tried this?