We went camping without the car for the first time last weekend My SO is a tall-ish guy (6'1") with broad shoulders - turns out he doesn't fit into his sleeping bag! We usually have it unzipped with an additional thick car camping style sleeping bag quilt over us, so we didn't realise.
We probably needed to get him another one anyway, as this one was a cheap summer bag, but it is hard to find wide sleeping bags - most are 75cm which is definitely too narrow. Is our best bet a large Kathmandu bag? Looking for a comfort rating between 0 and 5. He has a recently purchased an insulated mat (s2s ultralight) which we are very impressed with.
I'm having a hard time working out the best choice for a tent. Right now we have an "escape outdoors" tent which gets big ticks for price (~$20, 5yrs ago) and weight (1.8kg incl poles). However, it is no good in rain (fly is too close to mesh inner) and it is too short, SO gets wet feet and/or head.
I was kind of shocked when I started researching tents - I didn't know decent ones were so expensive! The Naturehike tent that has been suggested in other threads looks good, but I'm worried it's not long enough.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/DHL-free-shipping-NatureHike-2-Person-Tent-210T-Plaid-Fabric-Tents-Double-layer-Camping-Tent-Outdoor/32560627462.html
I'm short, so we don't need vestibule space - I can generally fit stuff below my feet. Any suggestions for us?