Yeah, its more about light and comfortable than just the lightest.
Yeah, its more about light and comfortable than just the lightest.
-Jeremy "Brother Bones"
Originally Posted by FLRider
for me it's getting the lightest possible weight without losing any comfort.
Based on various testing I can honestly say I'm as comfortable with a base pack weight of 8lbs as I was with a base pack weight of 35lbs. I'm still warm, happy, dry and eat well. In fact I eat better in the woods than I do at home. Everyday in the woods is like thanksgiving for me hahaha
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you do eat good LOL.....
But not as good as Dutch
It puts the Underquilt on it's hammock ... It does this whenever it gets cold
who's to say that one cannot see what they want to if hiking fast? if one hikes 8 miles a day and another hikes 24, the latter is seeing 3x as much. truth is, i like to hike fast -and- camp. so i can make a solo hike take 4 hours to go 12 miles then i have the day to snap pics, inspect a bird nest, observed wildlife, find natural food, etc. its great!
for many, when hiking a trail (like the AZT) that has a very narrow timeframe due to seasonal water, etc.. hiking 20 miles a day is not an option.. it is mandatory.
others just choose to hike that far because to them (an also my opinion) it is just plain good ol' exercise.
Not sure the first aid kit is the place to save lots of weight. There are minimums that should be observed. They best place to save weight is on your shelter, your bag or quilt, and your food. Imho. Being comfortable is relative, being prepared is not.
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For me, being outdoors is all about what Shug would call "lollygagging". I love hiking and experiencing as much of the wilderness as I can, but I also like spending time around camp practicing bushcraft/survival skills - making some terrible hand-drill sets, failing miserably and then resorting to the wet fire - building traps (but not actually trapping anything, unless I get really hungry... no, no, that's what the spam's for...) - and basically hanging out, har har.
I just logged most of my gear into geargrams.com, thank you Kokak for that link. I feel like I could be saving a ton of weight with a lighter pack and a lighter water filter. Anyone wanna take a look at my list and see where I might be missing some other obvious things? I'd gladly return the favor, as watching all of the Black Friday Sales has ignited a ravenous gear hunger in me.
EDIT: whups, forgot the link. http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=5324
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