[at-l] keeping bulk and weight down

[EHamilton]

OK, I'll bite. What do you take and what does each item weigh?

I'm doing my best to keep my pack weight low but I don't have the wherewithal to buy all the latest state-of-the-art SUL high-tech stuff. Like, a titanium pot, when a slightly heavier Dinty Moore can is free. My warm-layer long pants are my mid-weight running tights. Mid-weight top is an acrylic zip-front hooded cardigan sweater from the Salvation Army. SmartWool might have been lighter but $70 for a top. 

Most of my stuff is put together from cast-offs, going as light as I can with what I have to work with.

MacGyver




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From: Carla & Dave Hicks daveh at psknet.com

At one time I had my Dry Pack ( i.e., excluding Fuel, Food & Water) weight 
down to 12-16 lbs.

As I have gotten older, it is slipping back up.  Not as spry as I was.

Now I carry 19lb 8.1oz for -10* to 30*; 15lb 12.2oz for 30* to 50*; and 14lb 
7.8oz for 50* +.

My point?  Need to keep your hike fun.  Too much weight = no fun.  Too little 
gear = no fun.  It's a personal thing and as always YMMV.

Chainsaw


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EHamilton" <imagainst_the_wind at yahoo.com>
To: "Carla & Dave Hicks" <daveh at psknet.com>; <at-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Camp cornbread


Except I wasn't planning on taking a frying pan :-) I had considered taking 
one for just that purpose, but trying to keep bulk and weight down I'm tickled 
to have discovered you can boil it!

Chiles, cheese and corn would be good in it. I'm taking dried corn, and buying 
cheese. A chili pepper bought in town wouldn't hurt either :-)

Thanks!
MacGyver




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From: Carla & Dave Hicks daveh at psknet.com

Rather than boil, you might want to try cooking like bannocks, singing
hinnies, jacks, etc. -- e.g., sort of fry in very little oil more like a flat
bread. Turn once. Cooks far quicker.

Or for that matter, cook like a flat bread w/o any oil. I've done it on a hot
rock -- back in my campfire days.

Also, for variety, consider adding some chilies, cheese, or corn.

Chainsaw 
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