It is the UQ that is getting you, I think.
I've been a convert to a 3/4 down underquilt and I've liked it just fine. I used to use it with a Thermarest square or a Gossamer Gear thinlite pad (3oz) but now I've gone to a 20" x 36" Thermarest ProLite instead. The prolite is 5oz more than either of the other two but meant that I can go to ground w/out carrying additional insulation if I absolutely need to. And the prolite is easier to get in position than the smaller square (15 x 11). And I can sit on it if I need to.
In other news:
10 stakes? try 6 (trivial but ....) You're in the trees, yes?
piece of reflextix AND Thermarest sit square? (not sure what you use the reflextix for)
lantern AND headlamp?
My husband's Marmot rain suit is quite bulky (it is older, like 12 years? and they may have gotten lighter and less bulky). I have some REI rain shell that still has pitzips but is much more compact and also some old rain pants (redledge) but they need replacing since the seat finally leaks. H's marmot rain pants are much nicer (and twice the bulk) as mine.
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