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Thread: lightweight packing
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08-21-2007, 01:34 PM #21Originally Posted by CarpeyBiggsLife is Good
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08-21-2007 01:34 PM # ADS
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08-21-2007, 06:52 PM #22
I was at 32 lbs with water for a 66 miles in the Gila Wilderness. I was out 7 days had enough food for 9 days.
Bivy
Sil tarp
one titanium cook pot
all freeze dry type food
WM Ultralight down bag
one set thin capilene thermals
Rain gear
Aqua Mira for water treatment
A few sundries-- my pack is an Osprey Expedition series. Large vol, weighed in about 3lbs empty.You can rest when you're dead
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08-21-2007, 10:36 PM #23
seems to get a lot harder to pack light when you've got the wife along. I can't imagine packin with the kids...thank god I've only got dogs....
Tear down Dams, Build up Dreams!
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08-27-2007, 09:31 PM #24
24 pounds seem good to me. when i go light my base pack is around 10 pounds plus food and water. i don't carry a stove so all my food is non-cook. i did a 8 day trip in escalante and my pack never weighed over 35 lbs. most was water. i had several dry camps so i carried a 6 liter dromeday and a 100 oz. camelback.
But if I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.
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08-29-2007, 08:22 PM #25
the tent vs tarp
I just got back from Kings peak, and several of our hikers were tarping, vs tenting. weight must be the only issue here, but if i'm going alone my tent with rainfly is only 4 lbs, with another person we split that at 2 lbs each. is a tarp really that much lighter? what about bad weather with a tarp? so many questions, trying to figure it out seems to be a conundrum wrapped in an enigma?
r
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08-29-2007, 08:25 PM #26
the tent vs tarp
I just got back from Kings peak, and several of our hikers were tarping, vs tenting. weight must be the only issue here, but if i'm going alone my tent with rainfly is only 4 lbs, with another person we split that at 2 lbs each. is a tarp really that much lighter? what about bad weather with a tarp? so many questions, trying to figure it out seems to be a conundrum wrapped in an enigma?
r
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08-29-2007, 09:07 PM #27
i have a silicone impregnated t arp that's 10' x 12' and weighs 1 1/2 lbs. with the proper pitch i have set out some major downpours. its light and very versatile. plenty of room for 3 campers.
But if I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.
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08-29-2007, 09:26 PM #28Originally Posted by denaliguide
I should have just woken you up and made you shove over. Or moved around to the lee side of the tarp...
Anyway, it was a great tarp, and I was so impressed that I went out and bought one myself; not the same one - a little smaller at about 7' x 10' and a little under a pound. Haven't used it yet in the field, but looking forward to it...
Up until now, I've used an Integral Designs Unishelter Bivy, at 2.5 pounds. I use it a lot in rain, snow and other assorted BC weather, so the extra weight is worthwhile to me - I really like its bombproofiness (real word?).
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08-29-2007, 09:58 PM #29Originally Posted by Cirrus2000But if I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.
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08-30-2007, 10:06 AM #30
Re: the tent vs tarp
Originally Posted by rlmI'm not lost... I'm just GeoCaching
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08-30-2007, 06:50 PM #31
tarp and bivy
in a tarp what keeps the ground water from getting your bag wet? in a downpour?
and do you go claustraphobic in a bivy sack?
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