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[askowronek at mindspring.com (Amy Skowronek)]

On Mar 18, 2005, at 1:21 PM, Greg Brown wrote:

> I've been reading more and more about this approach.  I've started to 
> go through the archives and dig up what I can about lightweight 
> extended excursions (which I previously thought was an oxymoron).  I 
> do not want to carry any more weight then I have to while hiking but I 
> am cautious about hiking with running shoes as my ankles require good 
> support, more then most people to avoid sprains.  As insane as this 
> sounds I'd prefer to hike in my army jump boots!  Good support, nice 
> protective leather, waterproof.. but after 50 miles I'm sure I would 
> regret that choice.
>
> It seems that, even after 30 minutes searching the archives, I could 
> easily drop my pack weight down to 25-30 pounds and still be 
> comfortable on foot on sleeping on the trail.
>

Yup.  It's getting below 25 pounds that requires sacrifice.  :)

-amy

(Currently contemplating sacrifice)