Peppers uses Butt Attack . It ' s Super Effective . <| sep |> Sorry , by bag I meant your sleeping bag . I saw that you had already mentioned that was out of your price range to replace , so I didn ' t want to expound on it . Just that it sticks out . I ' ve had an ohm for 23 years and like it more the more I use it . I have removed all the extra strap length , the removable internal pockets and pad that came with . Saves you about 4 oz and it ' s free . I know going from 9 oz to 4 oz on a cook kit might not sound huge in the grand scheme . But that ' s more than half . if you could reduce everything you ' re carrying by at least that percentage excluding your big 3 you ' re sub 12 pounds base weight . And a lot of that can be done cheaply or free carrying sections of your trail guide instead of the whole thing , stake as a trowel , cut half or part of your pack towel away . Keeping the trail guide on your phone might be an even better idea if you are bringing the charger . My fast food spoon is 4 g and free compared to a 1 . 6 oz GSI . What utility are you getting from the GSI that justifies over 11 times the weight ? Not saying you need to justify it to me just something to think about . usclimatedata . com should give you actual high and low temps by month down to day by area .