Whats your Starting Pack Weight with Food and Water.( in lbs.) Hike your on Hike .

[garlic08]

Probably a stupid question, but how do you weigh your pack? Just now getting mine stocked

Another option is to use a kitchen scale to weigh everything in the pack, put it all on a spreadsheet, and add it up. If you have anything that weighs more than the scale will handle (mine goes up to about three pounds), use the manufacturer's listed weight. The advantage of this method is you'll see exactly where your weight is, if you care.

[Edie]

Thats what I was thinking

[SouthMark]

I have an app for my iPhone/iPad called Gram Weenie. I keep all my gear listed in it by category (shelter, sleep, etc) and then just create trip list for each trip I take. Very useful to look back and see what I carried last year in Maine, etc.

My first light/ultralight trip was in March of 1983 through the Smokies. 18 lbs starting weight including food and water. I had my first frameless pack by Sierra Designs.

[Minnitonka]

Like your quote.

[msupple]

I'd be curious to know what all you 22 +-pounders are carrying for shelters. I'm around 27-28 lbs with food and water enough to reach Neels Gap. I feel like I've scaled back most of my weight other than my pack itself and my shelter which happens to be a hammock. I suspect the hammock is the main culprit but I'm not willing to give up the comfort. I also don't plan on sleeping in a shelter unless absolutely necessary.

Interestingly enough, I left Springer on April 2nd weighing 24 lbs with three days food and one liter of water. I can't recall now how I shed those four lbs, but I'm glad I did.

Cat in the Hat

[Stink Bug]

About 17lb with cold weather gear http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=5694 and about 14lb for the summer!

[swjohnsey]

It is very sad, folks think Ima day hiker.

[WingedMonkey]

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