• Slept out in Staveley on Friday night, not the most exciting spot, corner of a sports field beside the brewery we'd possibly had a few too many in...

    It was a bit chilly overnight, woke at 4:30 with frost on the saddlebag and a chilly breeze.

    New sleeping mat worked well, 200g sleeping bag was pushing it though. Had layered up but only taken thin/light stuff that works a lot better when moving.

    Borrowed photo of me looking a little confused trying to put bib shorts on without getting out of the bag...

  • Probably closer to 240g without the stuff sack - PHD summer lightening thing from last year. Using it as a liner mostly with a 450g sleeping bag.

    If you're still looking at sleeping mats, might be worth looking at the new Exped Hyperlite. I just picked up one of the Winterlite mats (synthetic insulation inside), it's relatively compact given the rating (-17c)... Imagine the Hyperlite would pack a bit smaller

    Easier to inflate with one of the schnozzle things, bit of a PITA to blow it up. One of those silly 3/4 klymit things pictured for scale too...

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