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Posted by Jimbo on August 5, 2008 at 3:47:05 pm EDT

Hey. I've got a potentially quick question but I figured hijacking the "winter ground mat" for a summer question was much too rude haha.

I'm packing for the West Coast Trail (start date is the 25th, super excited!) and I've been scrutinizing my pack contents quite closely and have come to a conclusion of sorts. I think I'm gonna leave out my self inflating ground pad. Admittedly it is a cheaper product that I got long before serious backpacking was considered. It weighs in at 1.23 kg and I figured that I might as well loose the extra weight and just rough it out on the tent floor (with sleeping bag of course). So here's the question: am I crazy?

Perhaps a lightweight blanket or some other solution would be favourable to provide some extra comfort and insulation? Thanks very much for any help!

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• Re: Summer Ground Mat - andrewsacht 04:15:53 08/24/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - redpatch5 23:42:14 08/08/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - kutenay 08:06:33 08/08/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - Jimbo 01:12:14 08/08/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - redpatch5 19:39:30 08/07/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - Jimbo 17:49:06 08/06/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - Jimbo 23:44:21 08/05/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - redpatch5 22:55:39 08/05/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - Jimbo 21:54:00 08/05/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - trouthunter 20:35:17 08/05/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - Jimbo 17:24:11 08/05/2008
• Re: Summer Ground Mat - kutenay 16:55:16 08/05/2008

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