Roxy Ann 3N1

I read the comments about enlightenment equipment, then went to the site, damn, they are too expensive. I looked for a quilt I would like, 1000$ no thanks. Personally I have Big Agnes and they are high quality, in my experience, and cheaper. I have a -15 degree down sleeping bag from them thats going on about 12-15 years. If my bag falls apart, I'll just stuff it and sew it back up.

I have some winter/summer stuff for backpacking and have some very cheap target large air mattresses that I've used car camping. Myself and 5 year old son did a lot better on regular separate inflatable pads than on the large air mattresses - so we weren't disturbing each other while tossing and turning. Big Agnes has a couple bags with pad sleeves? that they call either a "Padlock" or a "Bag Cinch" system where the sleeping bag basically slides over the sleeping pad itself to prevent your poor kid from sliding off all night. They have kids version and women's versions that I am aware of that I have considered for my family members - I think the Roxy Ann women's version can zip together or be pulled apart to lighten load when you don't need the lower temp rating and can be zipped together for double sleeping? These bags are clocking in around 10-12 liters in stuff sack and pretty heavy - I think like 30-40 oz - so hard to balance. If money was no options, I'd do 2 zenbivy sleep systems and sleep like kings! Other note, my son enjoys carrying a light pack - whether it's a very very small camelbak with water or a few liter kids style backpack - he now carries a couple pounds including his snacks, some backup clothes, water, pillows. Saves me some space.

The older I get the thicker the sleeping pad... Where I live, I need 3 distinct sleeping bags - warm weather (Big Agnes), shoulder seasons/early winter (Nemo), and extreme winter (Big Agnes - takes up the whole backpack!) I have an REI half dome tent - big enough for weekend camping, small enough that I could backpack with it if I'm not using a hammock. I also have several Coleman Sun Domes as lenders, and my boys each have a Kelty when they don't hammock. For front country camping, a nice comfy camp chair is worth its weight... consider a lightweight backpacking chair as an addition or alternative. You can enjoy a lightweight camping chair in camp, but hard to take an XXL rocking camp chair backpacking... Consider hammocking, too, but that's a whole additional rabbit hole to travel down.

I have a Big Agnes single I LOVE so I’m jealous of all the folks here with the double. We have a flatlands fleece double bag and the Klymit double pad because they were the easy buttons through our wedding registry. The bag packs large for my taste but the pad is perfect. We sleep on top of each other at home and love snuggling all the same in the wild. Unless your trips are all ultralight backpacking, it’s quite cozy and romantic!

I would go with a quilt, they are great for moving around. Zenbivy is most peoples favorite, I really enjoy my Big Agnes.