[pct-l] Pack weight

[Reinhold Metzger]

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John,
In my book "BASE WEIGHT" is everything but food & water.
I carried as much as 85 lb hiking with the scouts and as little as 9.5 lb
"base weight"...22 lb with food and water on my JMT SPEED HIKES.
It all depends on your physical fitness, what your comfort level is and
what you want out of your hike.
If you want maximum comfort the weight goes up.
If you are willing to sacrifice comfort for speed, the weight goes down.
you have to decide what is more important in then pack accordingly

JMT Reinhold
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Shroomer wrote:
Hey John, usually we talk about a "base weight" in comparing pack weights.
That is everything except food, water and fuel.  So, what is your base
weight?

Shroomer
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On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Cody B <moonbeams13 at gmail.com 
<http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>> wrote:

/Are you including food in that number? 
.................................................. //On Apr 18, 2016 5:39 PM, "John Mulcare" <9mogiemountains at gmail.com 
<http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l>> wrote: />/ > I will be heading out on the PCT from Campo soon. I have been trying to />/ > manage the weight of my pack to keep it at a minimum yet still have the />/ > essentials I will need to enjoy my trip. I will be on the trail for two />/ > weeks and would like to know what the weight of an overnight pack 
should />/be //(not including water which i will be carrying). I have read about hikers />/ > who go ultra light and those who have problems because they carry />/ > everything including the kitchen sink. Is a 28 lb. pack about right 
for a />/ > two week trip? ///



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