[pct-l] about potty trowles/ grams vs. ounces

[Paul Robison]

it would seem with the advent of google either system is easy to convert...

... i guess being Canadian i get used to it...  i'm certainly no engineer, oddly 
enough i think of my camping gear as Grams and Pounds

i don't think people need to force themselves against the tide so much as,  when 
someone wants to use grams because either it's what they were raised with;  or 
it's more accurate or easier to convert... i think we should be open to them 
doing so.

my issue was some other poster who asked that nobody uses grams because it 
confuses them personally.  that is what seemed ludicrous to me.  whatever they 
use, if you dont like it or aren't accustomed to it,  ... just convert it.  by 
the fourth or fifth time you convert something you'll have a very good 'feel' 
for how many grams in a pound or ounce.

... Maybe we could all measure our gear in quarter-stones ?  ie,  "my base 
weight is three quarters stone"    "dude that guys baseweight is over a stone!"
~Paul



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From: Sean 'Miner' Nordeen <sean at lifesadventures.net>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Thu, December 16, 2010 1:06:33 PM
Subject: [pct-l]  about potty trowles/ grams vs. ounces

If I wanted to use grams/kg I'd move to Canada.   But since I live in the US, 
I'll stick to using oz and lbs.   As an engineer I know how to use the metric 
system and can do the conversion without much trouble. However, the issue is I 
can't relate to metric in a personal way while I can with oz, lbs, ft, miles, 
etc.  I don't find the mental math of converting different units in the US sytem 
burdensome since I've done it often and can do it with little to no thought.  
And whats the point in converting to metric when everything in the US and most 
of the population still uses the US system.  I fail to see the advantage in 
forcing one self to go against the tide.  And if a person is going to advocate 
using kg and grams, then they should be consistant and use meter/km instead of 
ft and miles (which is an even more uphill batte in the US).

-Miner

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