Yeah, I think I'll throw my thermarest halfie into the maildrop to Kennedy Meadows along with the axe/canister. What do you use normally, Fiddlehead? I think I may buy the $18 Gossamer Gear Nightlight Torso for the south.
One more (hopefully the last; I'm probably going to send off my big gear order sometime in the next couple days). What the deal with bugs? Big problem, or manageable with normal stuff? I got eaten alive in Maine last summer, and I don't want to repeat that. As in, do I need to carry some kind of real bug protection, or can I get by with DEET/headnet at night? It boils down to: tarp + bivy, or some kind of bug proof shelter, like the SMD Wild Oasis?
You guys kick a$s,
-David