>>151079I ran a leather belt behind the hip straps of the backpack, which are modular on this backpack.
>>151083I don't have an issue when sleeping because I use a bivy that totally seals up against bugs. It really made hiking annoying, though, to have a huge cloud of mosquitoes around me at all times. You can out-run them, but they will just come back, and feed on you as soon as you stop to take a break.
>>151085It's a standard length Thermarest Ridgerest. They just started doing the mylar coating on them a few years ago, though.
>>151086It will be a really long drive before you get to the Uintas, and you might not have much daylight left for hiking. There are a lot of options there for just hiking in an hour or less and finding a suitable campsite by a lake, but not many places with views that close to a trailhead.
