[pct-l] Pack weight?

[Paul Robison]

That's a huge improvement !!!

... i think as you go, you'll get better at timing your food, and stretching 
your water and you'll get it much lower as you go.

as you go lower and lower in base-weight;   the amount of food you carry becomes 
a bigger and bigger deal.

eventually, shortening your resupply by one day allows you to bring a LOT more 
luxuries gear wise.

Also,
remember not to get stuck on having a certain item;  i did a big shakedown last 
year in Julian and lost 12 pounds !!

by idyllwild, you'll know what you will and won't be using;  if you budget to 
make some gear changes there;  you'll know exactly what needs to go, and should 
be set up for a perfect summer.

my humble opine,
~Paul




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From: Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com>
To: Moose <moosehammer54 at gmail.com>; pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Sat, March 19, 2011 1:34:35 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Pack weight?

I got my BPW down to 10lbs.  From the 17lbs I was looking at.  With food and
water and all my gear im thinking 30-35lbs im going to try still waiting on
some gear but I can't wait till april.
Gerry0625
On Mar 19, 2011 9:11 AM, "Moose" <moosehammer54 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just did a training hike on the AT with 52 lbs. A bit too heavy,
> especially for the AT but once I widdled out some of my food I got back to
a
> very managable 40-43 lbs. My BPW (base pack weight) is about 23 lbs. High,
> but do-able. I have had alot of people tell me that I wont make it to
> canada that heavy but I have to say this: if you remember that it is you
> packing every ounce then you can better scrutinize each piece of gear in
> your kit.
>
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ok so im looking at gear and it looks like my weight with just my
>> pack(6lb),
>> sleeping bag(6lb),and tent(5lb) puts me at 17lbs. I still need food water
>> and my gear. It seems to be adding up to fast. It seams like 17lbs is a
>> bit much but its all fairly inexpensive equipment but I had to buy
>> everything new so trying to save gotta love ebay and craigslist. Just
>> wondeing what weight other hikers are looking at? Thanks gerry0625
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