[at-l] what do you carry in your pack?

[jmayer@rochester.rr.com (Jim Mayer)]

One caveat though... in my experience most kids gear is not particularly
light.  Kids are tough on their stuff and outgrow things, so there's
little reason to make high quality, light weight, stuff for them.  For
example, I've never seen a good down bag for kids... my girls used EMS
liteloft mummy bags (they just outgrew them), but they weighed as much
as my long adult down bag (and THAT bag is fifteen years old and a pound
heavier than I'd buy now).  Also, kids backpacks emphasize adjustability
over light weight, and tend to be sized for adolescent boys anyway.

-- Jim

On Sat, 2002-01-26 at 21:02, Pat Villeneuve wrote:
    Good point. Regan could/should look at kids' gear, including sleeping bag
    and pack. When I was helping outfit Walkabout's little hiker, I suggested
    cutting down the Z-Rest to just the right number of folds for Dana's
    height.
    
    Chocolate
    
    Orange Bug wrote:
    
    > Ditto. I was thinking about this also, and suspect that custom made
    > gear is likely to be required. For instance, down sleeping bags made by
    > Feathered Friends or Western Mountaineering specifically for her size,
    > Marmot or Bibler bivy or a self made tart/tent. I'd expect the backpack
    > can be custom fitted via G4 or perhaps a custom job via Moonbow (maybe
    > incorporating tent and sleeping bag).
    >
    > This same question comes up periodically regarding getting gear for
    > children, with many simply never considering that 20 pounds of gear on
    > a 90 pound person is a heck of a lot of weight.
    >
    > Frankly, if Regan can gear up and make a substantial portion of the AT,
    > I expect a book about the experience would be well received. I'm
    > impressed just with the consideration of the endeavor.
    >
    > Bill...
    >
    > --- Pat Villeneuve <patv@ukans.edu> wrote:
    > > ... It will be critical to choose your big pieces of gear wisely--and
    > > that may cost $$$. My pack, pad, bag, and tent come in just under 9#.
    >
    > > ...
    > >
    > > Rhw1214@aol.com wrote:
    > >
    > > > i am planning my first thru hike in 2003.  as i try to figure
    > > > everything out, i want to know what other people's gear lists
    > > > look like.  i am on the very small side ( 4 ft. 10 inch, about
    > > > 87 lbs.).  so i obviously need to keep my pack light.
    >
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