Spring is on the horizion and I'm obsessing about my gear list. Looking for input on what I could drop, what should change, what I'm missing.

Current base weight: 8.5 - 10 lbs (depending on weather & length of trip)

Location/temp range/specific trip description: General 3-season backpacking in Michigan northern LP and UP mostly overnight/weekend trips, very occasional weeklong trips. Temps anywhere between 30 and 80 F.

Budget: up to $400, but I'm budget minded (i.e. cheap)

Non-negotiable Items: Base layer for sleeping - I sweat a lot while hiking and I sleep much better with clean/dry clothes. Cup/mug for coffee and tea - I don't like drinking out of my pot, it's my luxury item. Pocket knife - slicing salami and cheese with a Vic Classic is a pain in the ass and this is the knife I have in my pocket everyday anyway.

Solo or with another person?: Solo

Additional Information: My ancient sleeping pad needs to be replaced. I have a Nemo Switchback short in my Amazon cart, but I could be swayed.

The Modase bag was supposed to be a cheap "is frameless right for me" experiment, but it's holding up and I don't find it uncomfortable up to ~25 lbs TPW. When it starts to give out, I'm considering doing a MYOG pack. Other options I'm toying with are a Cutaway or Palante pack.

The Frogg Togg rain pants only come with me when the forcast is rainy and cold, otherwise I either get wet or use my polycro as a makeshift rainskirt. But those pants are really junk so I'm looking for suggestions here.

The 12 cm IMUSA cup is really bigger than I need for solo trips. I intend to by the 10 cm or some other 750ml pot in the future.

I usually filter bottle-to-bottle. I bring the Sawyer Squeeze bag when I think I'll need extra capacity but going more than about 6 miles between water sources is pretty rare where I hike. I'm considering replacing this with a CNOC Vecto anyway for convenience/durability.

Headlamp works well, but it's heavy. I don't really do any night hiking so I'm thinking about swaping it out for a Nitecore Tube or something equvalent.

Lighterpack Link: https://lighterpack.com/r/9ut99b