[pct-l] Average Pack Weight on PCT

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, James,

Discussion of my 8-10 lb. base weight begins at:
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=263803 and continues for
20-something pages.

Enjoy your planning,

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:17 PM, james rivet <airjay66 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm curious what the average pack weight is for PCT thru-hikers. Base
> weight mostly. I'm not interested in starting weight wars.
> I am new to thru hiking.  My base weight is 15 pounds. It has taken me
> weeks to get it to this weight.  It's 5 pounds heavier than I like.
> Right now I'm too tired to go through it one more time. If I find that this
> is too heavy, I'll jettison non-essentials from the trail.
> My big three's--shelter, pack and sleeping bag--are respectable (5.2
> pounds). 10 pounds of other junk----uuhhgg.
> I know weight is a killer and there's a ton of good info out there.  Is
> anybody else out there struggling with this amount of weight or does this
> seem
> about average or above average?
> Thanks
>
> J Rviet
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