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When the mosquitoes are swarming I use a Hexamid Solo Tent for a UL shelter. It's a fully enclosed six sided shaped tarp with netting (http://zpacks.com/shelter/hexamid.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). At 8 ozs it's the lightest fully enclosed shelter I could find. Joe @ Zpacks used one for the entire PCT.
I have been using the Klymit Inertia inflatable 3/4 length sleeping pad (5.5 ozs) along with a Gossamer Gear 1/8" insulation pad (2.5 ozs) and slept comfortably down to 25 degrees.
I also like a hot meal at the end of a long day. I've had a great time using the Caldera Keg-F. It's been called the Jet Boil of UL stoves, although it's only useful for boiling water (coffee or re-hydrating meals). It takes a few minutes to boil 2 cups of water and one esbit tab is enough to boil 4 cups of water (1/2 oz per tab). The stove itself w/ the stove/pot stand/wind screen/pot/lid/pot cozy weighs about 3 ozs, and it works in the wind. I boiled water and had some coffee on top of Whitney using this thing earlier this summer.
Just my UL 2 cents, hopefully helpful to anyone trying to save some weight. If you are interested here's a link to a detailed 8.25 lb base weight gear I used on the JMT last summer. It rained straight for the first 4 days and I was warm, comfortable and dry:
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