Tomorrow I'll start a trip with more weight savings in mind. My typical pack weighs around 25lb including one can of beer for the first night. I can never do much better than that.
This time I'm looking at 22.7lb. I can get that to 21.45lb if I ditch the beer and saw, but being with another person it's nice to have a drink and cut some good firewood. So they'll stay in.
Liquor is lighter than beer. Just sayin....Originally Posted by OneClick
What sort of pack do you have?
I upgraded my 15 year old pack this year and was shocked at the weight savings. My old tank of a pack weighed in around 6-7 pounds. My new one is about 2 and can still comfortably haul 35 pounds which is more than I’ll ever need. It was also cheaper than what I had paid for the original pack.
My son uses a frameless pack which I am seriously considering. His base weight is only 15 pounds and he practically runs circles around me when we are hiking!. He creates a channel down the middle of the pack and puts everything in there with his thermolite seat along the back - works great. He said any more than 20 pounds or so and it gets uncomfortable.
I used to take a small 4oz flask of whiskey...and a 16oz bottle of Coke LOL!Liquor is lighter than beer. Just sayin....
I've been considering a ULA Ohm for such a long time. But I like the packs I use now and I would only save about 14oz. I'm afraid I would be sacrificing comfort for that. I think I'll just give it a try though.
Not this week, but the next two weeks, I'll be taking my new kit to the woods too for a good shakedown run.
My Sheltowee Bonfire Whisper came in a little over expected finish weight, but the extra ended up a result of slight overfill, but at 1.9lb I think I can live with that. That leaves me right @10.6 BW. I'm sure to have a few additional add-ons, but pretty happy with that.
I still pack a small flask and might even fire up the Ribz pack for the more social events. Beer always tastes really good at those
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