Ok, so the title maybe have you thinking something other then what I am asking (but you clicked, so it is all good). No, I do not plan to hike with 42#.
I have been back ashore for about a month now.... I did some hiking in the Virgin Islands, but it is tough to put miles in when you are living aboard a boat.
Since I have been back I have been building back up to my training schedule. I am so busy that I do not know when I will get back to the trail....
Anyway, I walk a standard course every night. I do either 6 miles, 7.5 miles or 9. I carry a pack filled with bladders from box wine... They are 3l, and I can adjust the weight up or down. I started back with something like 30# and am back up to 42# now.
I know I get a better training walk in with the load. It is (of course) more then I carry when I hike. The pack I use / abuse every night hiking is an old Eddie Bauer brand heavy junky internal frame pack. I would like to go up in weight but the pack I have won't bear any more (it is above what I think it will do now).
I have learned to hike in my proper boots to avoid injury... But don't want to "use up" my good pack.
Does anyone else train with weight? How much do you carry? How far?