[pct-l] Tents vrs Tarps - Bivies?

[Mike Chapman]

Howdy All, Great words of wisdom. I look at things a little
different,but I have not yet acheived "Thruness" status(soon,how soon
Ira?soon.). Im stuck in the heavy category(too much $ for all UL),ive
gotten ultra light stuff to add to the heavy!  I look at it like this
pack is my life and house for months(basically homeless).  Ive made a
homeade tarptent,its a combo between the 2(cheap and heavy duty). I
will make another just incase I need to have it sent. Yesterday I
hiked 16 miles uphill(full pack,40lbs.) and 5 of them are in deep
snow(snowshoes),I started at 2pm and ended at 6pm. This is just an
example of my routine. Of course I plan to get lighter as I get
older,but for now I gotta keep on truckin,I flew with this
weight(could do more,and have),and do it almost everyday and go
farther if I got the time. My body is my true UL gear,and I dont see
this as a vacation,this is a test of the emergency manhood system. I
also dont beleive in limitations,Why? It limits yourself!  Hike on.

On 2/5/11, Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Shroomer
>
> I am elder than you, and I like lighter pack than you.
> I searched the research on the pack weight. There are dozen researches
> concerning pack weight ( in case of children, to prevent injury),  No
> consistent evidence was found.
>
> So, Tarps, Tents, Bivies  problem should be dedicated to personal
> preference. There may be no influence to the success ratio of
> thru-hike.
>
>
>
>
> 2011/2/6 Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>:
>> And amen to that too, Yoshihiro.  For me it's all those things too, but
>> what
>> made the trail more pleasant, and possible for an old geezer like me, was
>> the light pack.
>> Shroomer
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Sincerely
> --------------- --------------------------------------
> Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami )
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> 2010 JMT, the second America.
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