Originally Posted by
blw2
Ballpark, what do you plan for food per day, weight wise I mean....?
ditto water?
I've been dreaming and gearing up a bit to get back into backpacking a bit, after many years of "tailgate camping"
slowly buying little odds and ends to round out my gear
and I've been taking a closer look at what I need vs what I have and how much everything weighs, with my mind pointed towards final decision on a pack to replace my old heavy beast.
Goal is to do a little local hiking, or who knows.... but what I'm really planning for is one week section hike(s) in summer, starting with something in GA on the AT perhaps, likely June or July next year. Maybe Amicalola to ?
Anyway, I'm looking at weights of my stuff, and really wanting to keep my overall weight down....and wanting to verify that I get the right pack and not something too ultralight that might be fine for my base weight stuff but not so good once I load up with food and water....
As a point of reference...Leaning to ZPacks arc, for the ventilated back and potential hiking here in Florida