[pct-l] 20 mile days

[ilja at cs.caltech.edu (Ilja Friedel)]

Hi AsABat,

> I think this depends on what the hiker's body weight is versus what it
> should be. Some of the various rules of thumb about pack weight/body weight
> ratios include a provision that excess body weight should be subtracted from
> the pack weight you can carry.

>From my experience: for each 2 to 3 pounds I lose weight I can carry an 
extra pound in my backpack with the same effort as before. Unfortunately 
(or fortunately for fat people) extra body weight is carried quite 
efficiently.

Ilja.