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Zpacks worked great in the Sierras! I was scared of the cold bc I always am 😅 but turned out fine with my enlightment equipment quilt 10°F and thermarest xtherm mattrass, on freezing nights I did use an emercency blanket a few times on top op my quilt which worked like magic!

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Hi Katie, love to hear you liked the MSR freelite, I know, it looks like it is even lighter than the Big agnes tiger wall!!

I loved my minimal set up for the PCT but I know it is not for everyone, I personally enjoy the simplicity of going ultralight. Less risks of getting injuries, you make better progress and since I cold soaked, I didnt have to worry about running out of gas. Ofc with water and food my backpack was also around 10kg or more. My zpacks tent (560gr) did collapse twice in the desert because of the crazy wind storms but other from that it went fine! However would prob not trust it on mountaineering trips or in heavy hail storms so am looking into buying the MSR for that.

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Hii, I realise I might be a bit too late with my reply, but I made a list with all the gear I took on my Pacific Crest Trail thru hike last summer 😊 it took some time to figure out what I wanted but I was very happy with my gear (baseweight was about 5kg). If you’re interested, it’s on my website: http://www.setting-north.com

Very much like the Big Agnes tent as well but I personally chose the Zpacks because of the weight, however might be less reliable in heavy storms (so far been good). Also just found another tent which seems great: the MSR freelite 2! Not sure if anyone has experience with it?

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Hi Andreas!

I’m from Belgium, just became a member of this community! And am really inspired by it! I thru hiked Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 and hiked sections of a few smaller trails in Europe. Definitely changed my perspective on what I want to do with my life ;)!

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Hi Andreas,

Will hike the Tour du mont blanc in August and probably bike from Belgium to Norway and hike some trails there second half of July and start of August :)! Hope to do some other thru-hikes in the future but have to save up a little bit first! What are your plans?

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Hi Lies, thank you!! So nice to hear from you, just sent you a message on your site 😊 We must have missed each other since I also was on the legendary PCT days 😄 Hope we will run into each other on a trail someday!