[at-l] Gear List - Light Weight

[lparker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (L. Parker)]

You should be able to get gear to under 17 pounds very easily. I have seen
people with less than 10 pounds of gear. Going this light, it isn't
unreasonable to expect to make more miles, so the days between towns are
fewer. You could actually hit a town every three days, sometimes less.

So by carrying less food also, you could actually have a total carry weight
less than 20 pounds. My low altitude winter pack (when I'm hiking, not
climbing)
is usually only 30 pounds for five days, during which time I can cover
between 75 and 100 miles if there isn't a lot of snow and ice on the ground.

There will be a lot of lightweight gear at the Rucks, and plenty of people
willing to "Tuckerize" your pack.

Lee I Joe



"Barry Akin  /  Judy Dobles" <bakin@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:<mailman.1041705398.37565.at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>...
> Hi... I've spotted a couple of notes referring to pack weights of 35 lbs
> which included food / water suitable for a Mar start at Springer. That's
> impressive. I tend to come in around 50 lbs. Assuming 5 days of food at
> 2
> lb/day and 1 liter of water, that's  35 - 10 -2 = 23 lbs of gear.  I'd
> love
> to see the list and weights of items suitable for a Mar Springer start.
> Does
> anyone have a list with weights to share?  Thanks.  Barry
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