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hippy-
The supplied one isn't that small (pipedream 400) but I am going to try really going nuts on it in a smaller dry bag. The seatpack this time wasnt a v big one, I have one of the OG medium apidura back country things I'll use for AMR, but it's still 7L. Bag went in there loose, kneeling on it etc, and could barely get the thing closed
jackbepablo
I'm certainly not doing anything as extreme as you tend to go in for, N/S Downs Escapade is my dry run of kit before AMR. In theory those shouldn't be Alps cold, but I don't know if I'll manage either if I fail to sleep. I did a test overnighter recently and my down bag entirely filled my seatpack which is far from ideal. Losing the tent for a bivvy will give me back most of a fork leg, and then even if jacket and quilt/half bag is the same pack size as a full bag it can be split across luggage and saves me a jacket shrugs I have no idea what I'm doing, this may go badly.
At least my test set up the other week rode really well.