New concept in tent / bag setup interesting
http://www.mikeott.ch/wordpress/products/?lang=en
https://youtu.be/mMtUl0tzYrU
What do you think of this?
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4kg is Ultra-light?? No thanks.
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Almost 10 pounds, but it does combine pad, bag and tent into one unit and it's good to -20F. That's pretty good for that temp rating. Love the computer voice on the video.Originally Posted by SteelCut
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Always fun to see how minds at work in new gear ideas. The techno voice kind of cracked me up too. I can see where used in an expedition type climate that it may be useful. My tent, bag and pad presently less than 5 lbs so not sure I would carry it.
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Way too heavy
Considering the degree ratio, for a winter trip..this might be decent. I would guess with all the pads, tents, liners, sleeping bags, etc needed for cold trips would make close to 10lbs.
Great expedition setup. My weight now for the three is less than 5 lbs and for a woman over 5 is heavy but this I think would fit extreme conditions. Just an interesting concept.
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This is clearly not your basic 3 season AT Thru Hike wimpy sleep system/shelter gear.
It is difficult to put together an exact duplicate from off the shelf gear, but here goes:
WM Puma MF -25°F regular bag: 3 pounds 7 ounces
Exped Downmat 9 Medium, R-8.0, -36°F: 3 pounds 3 ounces
Hilleberg Atko tent: 3 pounds 12 ounces
Total: 10 pounds 6 ounces
Personally, I think that the above off the shelf items would be better than the overgrown bivy concept in the original link.
For a few extra pounds you could substitute the Exped Downmat 7, a Puma GWS bag and a Hilleberg Black Label Nammatj 2 tent.
For true bomb shelter grade, keep you alive in serious winter conditions, this combination would be an ultralight solution.
Ultralight is a relative term.
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Kinda like comparing a Jetboil to a kitchen comprised of separate components -- burner unit, pot, bowl, windscreen, etc. Is there a benefit to integrating the whole mess? Interesting concept but certainly overkill for typical AT hikes.
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