[pct-l] Base Weight Calculation

[ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com]

Good advise for the summer!  In the winter the story is a little different. You can build a fire right on the snow, but it will gradually sink. What you get is a great snow pit around which you can sit with the fire right in the middle!  To accomplish what you're describing, I'd have to put green logs or something similar around the fire upon which to put the grill and top. Could work, though!

Mtnned
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fuzz McPherson 
  To: Gary Wright ; ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com 
  Cc: pctl ; LumberJack ; vincent.rupp at gmail.com 
  Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:41 AM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Base Weight Calculation


        Hey, when I wanna pack lighter when I go out hunting I figured out you don't need the whole grill!  Bring the lid and the grill top.  Dig a pit or suround the fire area with rocks.  Bring that Weber!



        --- On Thu, 3/12/09, ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com> wrote:


          From: ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com>
          Subject: Re: [pct-l] Base Weight Calculation
          To: "Gary Wright" <gwtmp01 at mac.com>, "Fuzz McPherson" <fuzzmcpherson at yahoo.com>
          Cc: "pctl" <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>, "LumberJack" <themtgoat at yahoo.com>, vincent.rupp at gmail.com
          Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 2:31 PM


          Hey, I'm there with Fuzz!  I carry all sorts of stuff that I want, "creature comforts" like books, heavy tents, and fun things to do around camp. I'm out there for the walk, the views I can capture on film (big, heavy cameras...), the side activities like climbing peaks, swimming, fishing, exploring side trails, climbing trees, and taking pictures of picas and such, cooking big meals to gobble all to myself, and to enjoy the camp life like eating a hot breakfast and dinner in the warmth of my sleeping bag in my tent away from the mosquitoes or sitting around the rare fire enjoying the moment.

          In the winter, where there are no bears, dirt, or mosquitoes, I pull a 7-foot Kifaru sled built by Pat Smith (of Mountainsmith fame) to accomplish having all this fun. My son pulls a shorter version and swears, someday, that he's going to tie the Weber BBQ on and bring it into the backcountry!



          Mtnned
          ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Wright" <gwtmp01 at mac.com>
          To: "Fuzz McPherson" <fuzzmcpherson at yahoo.com>
          Cc: "pctl" <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>; "LumberJack" <themtgoat at yahoo.com>; <vincent.rupp at gmail.com>
          Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:12 AM
          Subject: Re: [pct-l] Base Weight Calculation


          > 
          > On Mar 12, 2009, at 1:52 PM, Fuzz McPherson wrote:
          >> This might sound like a strange position to take on the subject,
          >> but, if you can carry it, and want it with you, and you can do the
          >> hike comfortably, who cares what the base weight or any other weight
          >> is?  I mean, if you don't think it's worth carrying it, don't carry
          >> it, and vice versa.
          > 
          > It isn't a strange attitude at all.  I think it is great
          > that we can all compare notes and figure out how best to
          > equip ourselves but I got tired of the incessant badgering
          > that some people directed towards others on the trail
          > regarding gear choices.
          > 
          > Gary (Radar) Wright
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