Have been current hiking with my wife and therefore sharing items like tent and cooking gear etc.
However my wife is mostly interested in doing shorter/easier walks of only 2 to 3 nights. ie sections of Great Southwest and Great Ocean Rd walks, the Beeripmo walk is one of our favourites, unfortunately closed at the moment.
I will continue to do and enjoy these walks with my wife however have been contemplating doing some more challenging solo walks ie Cathedral ranges etc as my wife is not good with heights and is not as confident or sure-footed as I am (not that I'm any form of mountain goat.)
I've been looking at saving weight for these solo walks and would probably start with a new pack & tent, however I'm on a tight budget ($3-400) and ask if anybody has any experience or opinion on the following:
Decathlon Trekking Tarp Tent - 2 person - MT900 v2 stated as 1.3kg - going for a 2p as I like the space and at 187cm tall the length is important
https://www.decathlon.com.au/p/trekking ... 03942.html
FYI current tent is a Big Agnus Slide Mountain at about 2.5kg (at 155cm wide & 220 cm long very roomy for a 2
Naturehike 60L+5L Multifunctional Mountain Bag about 1.2kg https://www.naturehike.au/products/60l- ... rain-cover
Would even consider the 40L+5 if I thought I could fit everything in
Current Pack is an Osprey Aetha 70lt at about 2.5kg which I love but probably don't need the capacity and certainly not the weight.
With the above options I will be saving about 2kg and also reducing the current full Trangia 25-1 (about 1.2kg) to a Trangia mini & a single pot will be another 600 - 700+ grams saving
FYI our current pack weights for say 3 nights is around 16 kg for me (food & cooking gear + sleeping bag, cloths etc) and 14 kg for her tent plus sleeping bag, cloths etc
TIA