Preps for 25 Mar'13 launch going well. Have researched/ purchased 99% of my gear. Backpack system minus consumables running around 17 -18 lbs. I've saved all of my receipts and my observation is that my backpack system cost around $85/lb. My other observation is that it appears that goose feathers cost more than titanium! Mind you, I'm not complaining; following my today's 12 mile conditioning hike, my great- grandaughter said I acted like I was "stoked". I replied that I wasn't certain what "shoving wood into the fireplace" had to do with anything. She replied, "Huh"! It appears that I'm going to have to learn the lingo of the young, if I want to successfully communicate with what looks like a pretty young crowd hiking the trail.
JetLag (or, possibly, G2D (Great GrandDad)