In response to a comment from Earl, here are some quick thoughts about our warmer weather sleeping system… After beginning to look into ultralight backpacking, I really agreed with the logic of using a quilt over foam pads for 3 season outings. The foam pads ($6 to $10 for the blue ones at Walmart, also shown green Army surplus) are plenty warm under you, so all you need is a covering over your top. Applying this to the family…place several pads side by side across the floor of the tent, then cover up with a large quilt. It just needs to be large enough to keep squirmy-sleeping kids covered. As [...]
