PACK WEIGHT

“You should be able to loose some weight on the pack.

My pack tricked to the nines is only 3.5lbs.”

“Iaqtis,

Just got this new terraplane lxt.I want comfort and know what i have for the long haul.

What pack do you own?”

“I got my pack weight down to 27 1/2 pounds this past trek. You ask how I did that, right? First of all, I picked up a lighter sleeping bag, lighter by a pound. I ditched the thermarest backpacking pillow. I brought less food and split it w/BrianSean. I carried a little less water.

And here's the kicker. BrianSean carried the tent! Sound cruel? Well, the kid only weighs 4lbs less than I do and his pack was 10lbs lighter when we finished packing. It was a pretty easy call, don't ya think? He didn't have a problem with it. :O)”

“Pamela ...your smart ,let the boy's off easy now.

Funny that now after research,i dropped 10# while still with my dana and i cannot see how any pack can be made better.”

“So you've gone from what poundage to what poundage? Refresh me. And how much do you weigh? I weigh 100lbs even, and I have bad knees, so it's a real problem for me.”

“Down to 32 from 42#.I'm just a tall drink of water at 165#.”

“Not bad, 1/4 of your weight is 41.25, so you were already doing well; now you are even trekking lighter. Nice!

I carried 35 pounds last November for approx 31 miles and totally inflamed my left knee, I have thinning meniscus. So for this trip with just my son and I, (BrianSean is 13), I knocked down the pounds and shortened the trek, we did 22 miles. My right knee bothered me some, so I called an early night Saturday, about 3 miles short of where I wanted us to be. I think it was a very wise choice. I ate 4 extra strength advil that evening and again that morning. I put the knee brace on first thing in the morning on Sunday. We were able to make up a lot of time and miles. I did continue taking the advil throughout the day, the pain was easily tolerable. It was a GREAT trip!”

“I did most of my AT thru hike at 23 lbs. Resupply every 3-4 days made it possible.”

“i can see how that would work. you probably had a tarp tent too.”

“I hope to hit the ten pound mark this summer during a 4 day hike on the Quehanna.”

“I eat more than 10 lbs of food in a day!”

“I'm down to 50 lbs...not including food and water......”

“ST is not kidding, folks. ;-)”

“50#'s ST? Are you leaving 2 of 3 guns and knives home along with the double backup flashlights?”

“SuperTroll is not by any means the only heavyweight hiker on this site...I too am a member of that club.”

“well if it weren't for my knees it wouldn't be an issue; i can totally carry otherwise”

“Now you know why I don't do long days of hiking... short days to base camp, then day hikes... YES!

Weight is much less a concern this way.

Davey”

“My kids still have a flashlight and set of bowls that SuperTroll didn't want to carry out of the Sipsey. He's like a walking gear shop!”

“davey, that is just not enought adventure for me anymore.”

“I think with Food and H20 I was at 40 during the last hike...makes a difference comping from 60# to 40#....

You know for a pillow I found a neat thing. I took my Fleece Jacket (or down jacket) and stuff the entire jacket inside one of the arms. Makes a neat long round pillow. Actually it is a heck of a lot more firm than my thermarest pillow...and my jacket is a tad warmer in the morning since I have been sleeping on it all night.”

“Did my first ever solo on Jan.6, pack weight was 43 lbs., working on getting it down to 30.”

“i took my wool sweater, fleece and down vest, and put it into my sleeping bag stuff sack which i had turned inside out. was a nice and comfy pillow”