Just finished a section hike of 165 miles--my longest yet. Broke it up into 3 parts for resupply, side trips etc.
On the very last leg of backpacking I took one of Garlic's suggestions and applied it--and lived
I left out the camp clothes--saved me two pounds!
I'd already set up the hammock, the top and underquilts, and the tarp. As soon as I started cooling off I got in the hammock. At first I only zipped it up and that holds in a bit of heat, and later pulled the top quilt on.
I was using an Exos 34 and the two pounds made a difference in the comfort level with that pack.
Next step is to tack on the no cook method...that would get me down to close to 16 pounds tot. weight including 2.5 days of food and good to 32F.
I still want to transition to the non cook way and am thinking one Esbit tab (the larger tab) and one of the smallest of the SnowPeak Ti cups...1/4 tab will heat up 3-4 ounces enough for hot coccoa I think.
Thanks Garlic~!