Reddit reviews FROGG TOGGS Men's Ultra-Lite2 Waterproof Breathable Protective Rain Suit, Blue, Small

As many people have pointed out below, your big 3 is where a lot of your weight is. I'll try to break it down item by item for you to give you a better idea. Since you also seem to be looking for cost efficiency, I'll give you the ounces saved per dollar.

• A $158 Hammock Gear Econ 30 Wide (recommend the wide because HG quilts are designed for hammock sleepers, so they are smaller) would save you 30.45 oz, or ~0.193 oz per dollar.
  
  
• A $20 Therm-A-Rest zLite Sol would save you 15.7 oz, or ~0.785 oz per dollar. If you're feeling real ultralight, you could cut the zLite down to 6 or 8 sections (each section weighs ~1 oz), saving another 6-8oz. If CCF pads aren't your thing, a Therm-A-Rest NeoAir xLite might still be a good investment.
  
  
• I know your pack is comfortable, so for now I won't recommend anything. However, if you are able to get your baseweight down by taking some of these things into consideration, you might be able to get away with a much lighter pack while remaining comfortable.
  
  
• A $215 Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo would save you 24 oz, or ~0.112 oz per dollar. Other great tent options are available from TarpTent for similar prices. TarpTent also has some good options for 2 person tents if you want to stick with the larger size.
  
  
• A $14 ThruNite Ti3 could replace your headlamp if you aren't attached to the convenience of not having to hold the light with your hand. Here is a terrible drawing I did to explain the advantages of a handheld if night hiking. This could save you ~2 oz, or 0.143 oz per dollar.
  
  
• A $20 Deuce of Spades could save you 2.4 oz or ~0.12 oz per dollar.
  
  
• A $15 Frogg Toggs UltraLite 2 Rain Jacket (the pants aren't great) will save you 7 oz. or 0.467 oz per dollar.
  
  
• For $150, you could get a Montbell Superior Down Jacket and save ~2.7oz over your jacket. It would also allow you to drop the 11 oz sweater as well. Just replacing the jacket, it would save you ~0.018 oz per dollar. Replacing both the jacket and the sweater, it'll save you 0.091 oz per dollar.
  
  The rest of your weight savings will be to simply not bring things, so obviously these will not have a cost, or $ per oz saved associated. I'm also going to assume that things listed in "Closet" are clothes you're carrying.
  
  
• Book: You could get the e-book and read it on your phone, unless you really plan on spending large amounts of time reading it. That'll save you 7 oz. Most people here are trying to hike for as long as they can, so the book would definitely be considered a luxury. But, as with all of these suggestions, do what makes your hike the most enjoyable.
  
  
• You don't need a backup pair of underwear, let alone two pairs. The pair you are wearing will suit you fine for a 2-3 day. Merino Wool or antibacterial treated synthetic might help with any smell, but you're in the woods for 2-3 days so just accept that you'll smell. That'll save you 10 oz.
  
  
• You don't need two pairs of backup socks. A single pair on your feet and a single pair in your pack will do you fine. That'll be 2 oz saved.
  
  
• You probably don't need the jacket AND the sweater. Dropping one will save you 10 - 11 oz. Buying a lightweight puffy down as listed above, and bringing that instead of the jacket and sweater, will save you even more weight.
  
  In total, you could save ~114 oz, or 7.14 lbs. 30 oz of that is just by bringing less stuff. If you were to save all of that, you could likely get away with either a lightly framed pack or a frameless pack. I would cut down your baseweight as much as you can, and then start considering a new pack.
  
  Hope this helps!

Full rain for $20. Not bad. Will consider if nothing else comes up that looks less like a plastic bag :P


Thanks for the suggestion. Why replace after a year? From a rip? Does it lose waterproofness?

Frogg Toggs Ultra Lite 2

and most definitely order one size down because they are massive. As far as the pantaloons go, probably best to just leave those at home. I’ve used my FT for several trips now and don’t have any desire to upgrade, but if even if you did you’re only out $15.

Get them from Amazon US?

They even ship to Australia

I got mine off of amazon

I actually don't have my clothing stuff in there just yet, I have the Frogg Toggs UL Suit so my plan would be to just throw that on should it rain and then I'll have my pack rain cover and any items in my pack that need to stay dry inside a trash compactor bag.

Is there anything else I should have rain wise?