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Not every camp mission is a trek across the rockies. In fact, a lot of our camping winds up being in the heat of the summer or a tropical surf trip when you only really need a sleeping bag for bugs or the last few hours before sunrise. Hence, you don’t need to be carrying around some heavy sleeping bag with your gear. You can really lighten your load with the Lightweight Sleeping Bag from Patagonia. In fact, this thing weighs in at a featherlight 11.8 ounces.

Patagonia is again a leader in the field, and this bag is super stripped down. In fact, there isn’t any hardware. The lack of a zipper combined with 40-g PrimaLoft® Aerogel allows it to pack down to almost nothing. Your sleeping bag will take up about as much room as a t-shirt. The shell and liner are 100-percent nylon ripstop with a DWR finish. And staying in line with Patagonia’s ethos, it’s Fair Trade Certified with ecologically responsible materials. It also comes in two sizes for whatever type of person needs to fit inside.—Jon Coen, Men’s Journal contributor

[$199; patagonia.com]

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