Who Likes Fastpacking?

“Does anyone like fastpacking? What’s your gear list look like? What gear do you find to work the best? What kind of pace/mileage do you average? I love it. Nothing like getting out and seeing the countryside, putting on the old running shoes, and zoning out with Mother Nature’s beauty.

So who else fastpacks?”

“I like to deathmarch!

Does that count?

8)”

“As long as Sheriff John Brown ain't at the door, I'll pack it slow. That way I 'll make share I get every little bit pack up, cause I hates it when I forget something!!

I'm aways in confliction with myself when hiking. Because I can't hike and take it all in with a heads up view cause I'm always so focus on the next movment and the pace. The trail, getting from A to B. I would hate to think of blowing by something interesting because I'm so focused on the trail and the hike in general. I know it is happen to me. HYOH you get out what you put in to it in my books”

“ifn I pack really fast, i kin usully manage in haf-n-hour ta be ready. now dats sum predy fas packn!”

“sometimes i like fastpacking, but my wife hates getting bruises on her head.”

“LMFAO!!!!!

8)”

“Everyday life is always rush, rush rush. When I'm on a trail...I like to take my time.”

“I naturally walk fast. Even in the woods I don't slow down. I recon I'm a fastpacker too.”

“RJW - I don't know exactly what fastpacking is? Is it ultralight and ultraquick hiking? Is it what Ray and Jenny did on their long distance hikes? If that is the case then I can't say that I do that. I like the idea of hiking lighter and am trying to do so, but will probably never be that light or that fast.”

“Big Coop, fast packing is basically trail running with a small, light pack and the minimal gear is taken. Usually just a bivy sack, food (raw), first aid, knife, LED headlight, and not much else. It can open huge expanses of backcountry to me in comparison to regular hiking. Do I move a lot faster? Yep, but because of the higher rate of travel I get to see 2-3X more country than the average packer. It allows me to tackle the longer trails that would not be possible in the time constraints of a weekend. I’d never be able to do a 50 mile loop as a short double over nighter but fast packing makes it very reasonable for me. Lighter, faster, better. IMHO.”