Marmot - Trestles Elite Eco 30°

The comfortable temps are definitely not always accurate. You COULD use a liner and a bivvy sack to make this a bit better but I don't recommend you buy all that and take it out for a trip without testing it. I bought a semi-expensive (it was on sale at a REI event) Marmot Trestles Elite mummy bag that's comfortable to 0*. Then bought a 14 dollar crap Amazon bag for 50*+. The cheap bag is plenty and can bolster it's warmth with a USGI Poncho Liner, camp quilt, etc...

For a tent in winter conditions you want a double walled tent with an all fabric or mostly fabric inner. These tents are also called 3+ season or 4 season tents. Note that you DO NOT want this type of tent for summer because you want allot of mesh for cross-breeze in the summer (especially in Nevada - though with extreme temps in most of Nevada I would skip camping in the dead of summer in most of Nevada except maybe at Lake Tahoe). All fabric inner tents block snow drift, sand drift (might be a problem in Nevada depending on where you are camping) and cold wind. They make you feel warmer but they really don't insulate. 3+ season and 4 season tents are typically "crawl in" style tents - standing height tents like the Marmot Help or Big Agnes Bunk House are typically 3 season tents with allot of mesh. You can get away with a summer tent with allot of mesh in the winter but you will feel all that cold wind coming into the tent. As long as there isn't allot of snow expected then it will work in a pinch, but you won't be all that comfortable. For sleeping you need a high R value sleeping pad that is ASTM rated. Don't buy that Intex or Coleman air mattress garbage - these have ZERO insulation and you will be freezing cold. Get a quality pad from a major manufacturer like Exped, FlexTailGearz Thermarest, Naturehike, Big Agnes, Nemo, ALPS Mountaineering, RAB, Sea to Summit etc. You want to shoot for an R value around 5. A 5 R value pad can also be used in the summer and will weigh less than pads with R values of 6-8. For the bag a 30F bag will be really uncomfortable. That is the lower limit or survival rating of the bag. You really need a 0F, 10F or 15F rated bag. These bags have a comfort rating of 10-15F higher than their advertised lower limits. Comfort rating is the important spec to follow. Make sure the bag is EN tested and is from a major manufacturer (Marmot, Sea to Summit, Nemo, Thermarest, RAB, Paria Outdoor Products etc. I recommend down bags because they pack down way smaller, have a more luxurious loft and usually weigh quite a bit less. Synthetic bags can also be good if you buy something with hiloft or elixir style insulation - these insulation types behave more like down and trap heat between the fibers of the insulation. A good example of this type of bag is the Marmot Tressles Elite Eco. I can make some good recommendations if you can provide a budget. Also need to know if you are car camping or backpacking or both.

Check out the Marmot Trestle Eco. Down packs smaller but it's more $. Expect around a 8x16" pack size... Maybe slightly smaller but not much at that price point. North face trail lite might another option. I have the trail lite and it packs down pretty small (maybe 7x14?) on sale should be under $200...just keep it dry.

I just got the marmot trestles elite eco, huge specs, and light for the specs - 1.6kg

Love my Marmot Trestles!