Re: [at-l] Superlight cont.

["Michael Connick"<Michael_Connick@clmt.com>]

> I was swamped with "post your gear list" requests so I'll do it with a
> weight breakdown within a week or so. I plan to go by the post office to
> weigh everything and try to further reduce weight. Till then.....
I must admit that I'm very curious how you got your pack down to only 20
pounds including food and water for 5 days. Assuming you carry a quart of
water (2 lbs) and figuring 2 pounds per day for food (10 pounds), that
means your basic pack weight is only 8 pounds. That's much lighter than my
13 pound basic pack load and it's the lightest I've ever seen. Even Ray
Jardine with a homemade pack and other homemade utlralight gear ends up
with a basic pack weight of around 12 pounds when he's hiking solo. So
you've made a pretty major breakthrough. Please share your secrets with us!

BTW, you can find my gear list at the Web site shown below.

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Michael Connick

E-mail: Michael_Connick@clmt.com
Michael's Ultralight Backpacking Page:
    http://www.monmouth.com/~mconnick/
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