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Yes, you can save a bunch of weight on the pack itself, but the rest of your list really needs to be lighter to carry a UL pack I think. The sleeping bag is pretty cut and dry. A lighter weight quilt or bag that uses lighter materials. If you love your bag, then get a light weight synthetic quilt to just use for warmer weather like an Enlightened Equipment Prodigy. I like synthetic for warmer weather in case I sweat then I don't have to worry about saturating the down so I use a 50* synthetic quilt that weighs 11.2oz.
For shelter, I like to break it down like this. UL shelters are UL because of a few key items: They use light materials like Cuben Fiber (now Dyneema Composite). Do you want to spend $$$? They use trekking poled instead of tent poles. Do you carry trekking poles? They have less space or head room. Do you want a palace or are willing to make this sacrifice to save weight? Do you hike in overly-humid areas where double wall is a must? The lightest shelters are nearly all Single Wall but will result in some condensation.
Case and point, the Zpacks Duplex is one of the most popular shelters out there. It has tons of room but otherwise, it checks all those boxes. It uses trekking poles for support (or optional tent poles that some weight back, or you can use carbon fiber poles in place of trekking poles), it is made of Cuben Fiber (so it's very expensive), and it is single wall (condensation might be an issue).
So here is where more information comes into play. What's your budget? Do you use trekking poles? How tall are you ad how much space do you want? Will it be used with a partner? Where do you mostly hike? Answer those and I'm sure I can make some solid recommendations.
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