how much does your packed clothing weigh?
if you were gonna backpack for 3 days and 2 nights during cool but not cold weather, cool weather such as mid-spring or fall around the halfway point of the AT.50-60 degrees day average with maybe a low temp at night at 40, how many pounds of clothing do you pack. just basics clothes
socks,undergarments, pants, shirts, t-shirts, hat, longjohns rain gear and even your nonhiking camp shoes. exclude any heavy coat and anything you are wearing, just whats in the pack.
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A.T.clothes for 3 days...
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Originally Posted by cabalot
if you were gonna backpack for 3 days and 2 nights during cool but not cold weather, cool weather such as mid-spring or fall around the halfway point of the AT.50-60 degrees day average with maybe a low temp at night at 40, how many pounds of clothing do you pack. just basics clothes
socks,undergarments, pants, shirts, t-shirts, hat, longjohns rain gear and even your nonhiking camp shoes. exclude any heavy coat and anything you are wearing, just whats in the pack.
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first, i cant believe there's a 15lbs or more selection (what are you carrying Samsonite luggage in case a formal-wear event breaks out on the trail?????????????????)
i'm a rather "warm-natured" guy...love hiking in 50-60 degree weather...it suits me...throw in a light mist...& its PERFECT for me...hehehehehe
i wear capilene shirt, a sombrero hat, "convertible", rain-resistant pants, capilene briefs, & my "in-my-pack-spares" are: long sleeve capilene shirt & nylon swim trunks, & 1 pair of smart-wool sox.
i dont think i've ever carried more than 2 or 3 lbs of hiking clothes on a 2 week hike. ( i chose 5 lbs or less) :D
see ya'll UP the trail!
Thru hikers carrying 15+lbs of clothes??? i don't think so
I once met a hiker in the wilderness in Maine who was carrying 85 lb pack. Upon my (and a few other thru-hikers) expressing amazement, he said he lightened his load by 20 lbs from last years hike! When i asked him what he packed differently, he said: i left out the gallon of milk and 2 of my 5 books. Maybe he carried 15 lbs of clothes but it's hard to imagine a thru-hiker packing that much. I didn't see the "i don't change my clothes catagory" when i voted but i'm one of those: "every ounce really counts" hikers and only carry a fleece top as extra weight besides my raingear (frogg toggs) and one pair of fleece socks for sleeping at night. (always keep one pair as dry as possible) fh