[at-l] Base pack weight (was Ground Sheet Under Tent)

[m_factor at hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

Depends how long I'll be out for...  A weekend hike where there's water 
along the way and I can get away with 18 pounds.  25 pounds in an area with 
plenty of water would keep me out for five days.  This assumes about two 
pounds of food per day and carrying no more than one liter of water at a 
time.

Mara
Stitches, AT99

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>From: Bror8588@aol.com
>Subject: Re: [at-l] Ground Sheet Under Tent
>Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:07:17 EST
>
>
>In a message dated 3/22/2006 11:04:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>m_factor@hotmail.com writes:
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>Umm,  just so you know, I may have gotten my base pack weight down to 13
>pounds  or so
>
>
>This is before you add the weight of food and water?  So the total  weight
>when starting out is around 25 pounds?
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