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Oops, I meant that (replacing a bag) more in the way of pairing with a das parka unless it's looking really cold (as in PNW really cold- teens and lower). Anyway, we'll experiment and see! Just have to make sure the costs of experimenting doesn't push me up to where a new pair of pants would have been just as good :-p

Yep, found the wild things pants on ebay. Yeah, if they're too warm & heavy, might not be that great... OTOH, might be able to obviate the sleeping bag! I'll probably just try a few things out and see what works.

Thanks for the thoughts! So I'm fresh from CO and from being completely addicted to hut trips I have a fairly limited winter overnight kit going. I'm back to being a student, so cost is a big factor. Mostly it'll be volcano overnight trips and overnight ski tours (planned overnight). was planning on just doing a DAS parka, insulated pants, then maybe a 40deg bag over all that if needed. Sleeping in a mega/betamid. From one wet & snowy trip last year, synthetic pants would have been good to throw on under my shell when sitting around and drying out. Don't want to have excess insulation so thought that combo might work. I layer pretty light when active. Maybe just a DIY a half sleeping bag w/ synthetic insulation might work just as well in combo w/ the das parka. Thanks again for ideas!

Hi- So I probably will get out on colder overnights maybe 1-2 times per year, and didn't really want to spend $150-$250 on some OR/Pat. insulated pants. Anyone tried military surplus insulated pant liners before? Just curious. Like these I guess at $9 a pop it's worth giving a try to see how they do, then donate to Goodwill or someone needing to keep warm on the street. Heck, buy 2 and donate at least one! The other option would be some DIY pants using some pajamas as a pattern and ordering some primaloft and light nylon material.