I have used down sleeping most of my adult life. Not to say that synthetic bags don't have their place. I bought my wife an LL Bean 0 degree rectangular down bag and she loves it. It keeps her warm on our summer camping trips. She likes to sleep with it open like a comforter. I have a...
Like many folks here, I sleep much better in my own tent rather than next to a snoring grizzly bear of a man. REI has just about every tent that you can think of. You can buy a lightweight 3-4 person tent and split it up amongst your group. When I camp with my buddy, I only sleep with him if...