I know there's been another recent talk about gear and how hammocks can be light weight. Here's a video of my summer season gear in which my base weight is 9lbs and I achieved a total pack weight of 24lbs with food and water:
WARNING - It's a long series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfY5YVAytFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgK7MAdzqJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0BnnI5ja6k
there's a few items I keep on my person (knife, fire kit, maps) that are not discussed in this video. I discussed them during my 3 season gear video so as not to add more video time just look at those videos on my rationale as to why it's not added to the pack base weight.
Raul (Water Monkey)