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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>By my perception, Benchmark to East Glacier is the longest haul on the trail. It’s 136 miles via the official trail. It took us 7 days with a fairly heavy load of GPS gear, so you would likely be quite a bit faster. Lots of water in there – all you have to carry is food. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>I would worry about how sore my shoulders would get with a frameless pack like the CDT. The Circuit would be a lot more comfortable, but weighs more. I am using a 52 Liter ZPacks Arc now and it is very comfortable with a total load of 25 pounds or so, which is about how much I’d carry if I were to doing the trail again without the GPS gear. It weighs about the same as the CDT, but has a frame. My base weight is just under 13 pounds and you may be a lot lighter than that. (I carry a tent, air mattress, etc.) Ben Mayberry did the trail with a CDT and I think he was happy with it. However, he was doing 30 mile days and going 200+ miles between re-supplies which is entirely out of my league. When he zoomed past us he wasn’t carrying much. I cc’d him for you so maybe he’ll chime in. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>Jerry Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>(970) 403-3527 Cell: (970) 749-0496<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><a href="mailto:bcss@bresnan.net">mailto:bcss@bresnan.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><a href="www.bearcreeksurvey.com">www.bearcreeksurvey.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net [mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sean Nordeen<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 20, 2013 2:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> cdt-l@backcountry.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cdt-l] Largest Food & Water Carries<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi,<br><br><br>I'm starting to look at hiking the CDT in 2015. Its a little early to be buying Yogi's guide since she'll make several changes before then. I do have a copy of Ley's maps from a year ago that I'm starting to look at. However, any gear purchases between now and then need to be made with the CDT in mind. As such, I was wondering what some of the largest food and/or water carries that I can expect on typical routes and what sort of mileage you were doing at the time. My current thinking is to follow the designated route except when the scenery is clearly better on another route, but that could change after contact with the trail.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>My current backpack is an ULA CDT, which I admit to some thoughts of how appropriate it would be to hike the CDT while carrying a CDT. I've done some 6 days of food with 4L of water carries with it and while there is still room for more a few days more, I have to wonder about more weight to it. Coming out of town with that sort of load, by the end of the day, my shoulders are a little sore. Not bad and by the next morning they have completely recovered. So I wondering just how much more would I need to carry, because if its much more or needs to be done several times, then I may need to consider taking my ULA Circuit or buying another backpack. I hiked the PCT in 2009 and though I would suffer a little bit on a section or two, I would think nothing about hiking it again with my ULA CDT, though I would resupply accordingly (ie. over Kearsarge Pass instead of straight through to VVR).<br><br>What I don't want is my gear choices to limit my route options where I am forced to use some of the cutoffs that I would otherwise avoid. Its one thing if I want to do a certain route, its another thing if I'm forced to because of poor planning in my choices in gear.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Miner<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>