Gear:30

The sound from the neoair is annoying, but the neoair is the only pad I can sleep through the night on. I had an exped for years and have used most of the others (big agnes, thermarests of all sorts, etc) as well. The problem I had with the exped was that the baffles run lengthwise. I'm a side sleeper and even with the pad inflated tight, my hip would hit the ground (as the pad lost pressure from the cold ground at night). I haven't had that problem with the neoair and I think it's because the baffles run widthwise. With that said, I recently punctured my neoair.

For cold weather climbing, precooked bacon is nice. This is the stuff you buy in the package already cooked. Cheaper than jerky. A few pieces of bacon before bed keep me warm all night. And cheese. And metamucil to fight the bad effects.