I bought the long pad mainly because of width. I'm only 5'7" so the length was overkill but I usually find myself half on the ground with most other pads so the width was priority. I carried it through the Adirondacks for 3 days and though it's a little on the heavy side, I was super comfortable and toasty warm when the temps dipped below freezing at night. I had no issues fitting it inside my Hammerhead 2.

This is an outstanding jacket. I was looking for a very compressible, lightweight jacket that I could stuff in my pack, take up little room and be available for me to pull out if the weather went bad, and this jacket is it. The synthetic insulation was key since I use it mainly for fall and spring camping when the chances of it becoming wet are increased. My only negative opinion is I wish it had its own stuff built into a pocket or something. I ended up stuffing it into my stuff sack with my other layers when I would have preferred to keep it separate.

This is the second pair of boots I ordered online even after I said I would never do it again based on my not-so-good results after my first pair. All my hiking boots are La Sportiva because they usually fit my foot well however these did not. I have a very rigid foot with a very high arch and the way the tongue is stitched in these shoes, I could not fit my foot in there with my orthodics. I use orthodics in my Trango's and Makalu's with no problem but not so much here. I ended up selling them to a friend who had the same foot size as me and he loves them.