10 pounds 3 ounces
Here is mine(although I've yet to aquire the bag and tent)
SMD Starlite - 30 oz (with stays)
thermarest z-lite - 11oz
campmor 20d down - 36oz
tarptent squall 2- 36(i think with pole)
7.06lbs grand total
MLD Revelation (w/sternum strap) - 3.7oz
SMD Gatewood Cape - 11oz
Marmot Atom - 16oz
GG Thinlite 3/8" torso - 2oz
Total - 2lbs 0.7oz
grimacing as I write...13 lbs 3 oz
Gear I plan to use for my A.T. thru hike 07
PACK: GG Mariposa Plus+pack liner 19.4ozSHELTER: GG Spinsolo+stakes/line+ground cover 9.7ozSLEEPING BAG: MT. Washington 20' 32ozSLEEPING PAD: Therma-rest cut to size 7ozTOTAL: 68.1oz 4.25LBS
I want to get a ligther sleeping bag but cost to wieght savings ratio is out of wack
Plus I'm going to switch to my 40'(20oz) once it warms up a bit
Pack: Vapor Trail w/ add on pocket, 33.25 oz.
Sleeping Bag: The North Face Beeline LONG, 22 oz.
Tent: Eureka Spitfire UL, 40 oz.
Pad: Thermarest Prolite 3 (Gota Sleep GOOD), 20 oz.
TOTAL: 115.25 oz. or 7.2 lbs.
-phat matt
Big 4
honestly, some of these sets sound dangerous..I seen 1 that was 16oz total..come on..I am all for going light, but some of these have got to be a joke, or just a shot at 1 upsmanship..yea,yea,yea..I know its everyone's..HYOH..but someone is gonna die from this..freak weather does and will happen, as well as serious injury, when least expected ..and to be caught with some of these sets at a critical moment with just a 2 oz poncho and a hefty bag.???
but anyway hers is my monster pack
pack..GG NIMBUS OZONE...3.0lbs
shelter...WARMLITE 2R...3.0lbs
bag...WM VERSALITE 10'...2.0lbs
pad...OR EXPED 7 ...1lb12oz
TOTAL9LBS 12OZ
My big 4:
GG Vapor Trail (Large): 38.1 oz
HHULBP Asym, snakeskins, extra ridgeline for tarp, 2 ti stakes: 37.2 oz
thru-hiker down quilt, sil stuff sack: 23.1 oz
Target blue ccf pad: 11.6 oz
Total: 110 oz, 6.9 lbs
This will get me to about 40 degrees (w/ one layer of mid-wt poly, thick socks and a poly hat). Will add another blue pad for above 30. Below 30, varies based on expected temp, wind, and precip - combination of t-rest, pads, add'l clothing and bag liner or 0 deg bag.....
Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
How much loft is on your quilt?Originally Posted by SteveJ
Homemade G4 pack 16oz
Homemade down bag 25oz <- 3in loft on top 1.5in on bottom
Homemade underquilt 14oz <- 3in loft
HH Ultralight with skins and stakes 33oz
Total 88oz (5lbs 8oz)
I designed it to have 2.5 inches - it's about that..... used 13 ozs of 800 fill down...was an interesting project! I'm not a seamstress- and my wife hasn't let me touch her fancy pfaff sewing maching since!
Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
Since my last post of my big four i got a new setup. Quite a bit lighter but still very comfortable (for me) and very versatile.
golite dawn pack size med - 12.0 oz
MLD Grace Solo Tarp - 5.00 oz
TiGoat Bivy w/bug netting - 5.90 oz
Ground Cloth - 1.50 oz
Vargo Ti stakes - 2.40 oz
Gossamer Gear Torsolite - 3.60 oz
Marmot Hydrogen Bag - 24.00 oz
Total........ 54.40 oz = 3lbs 6.40 oz
Weight is weight
ITEMS TO CARRY Lbs.
Pack, Gearskin, Moonbow, blue Spectra cloth 1.55
Bag- Feathered Friends 30º Wren [1.94]; bag [.07] = 1.94
Mat-ThermARest prolite 4S 20x47x1½” w/bag; new 6/’06 1.10
Hammock, HH, Ultra-light A-sym w/heavy lines (2.18) 2.18
SPE/HH w/8 wings ¼”ccf (.438) + 1/8x20x41” exten (.125) 0.56
Total Pounds/AT=............................................... .. 7.33
For my CDT sections I have been taking:
Tent-ID Silshelter-; w/12stakes, 30’cord (1.38) 1.38
instead of the hammock and new SPE I have yet to try out
While not 'ultralight' by most standards, it is my compromise between comfort and 'lightweight'. It has worked well for me the last few years. But the ground is just getting so hard of late that I am seriously considering just using the hammock on the CDT too and hope for more evening bivouacs with available trees. I can only hope for them as I have long since learned long ago i can never plan the evening stop well along the CDT. It just...happens
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One just cannot copy and paste from a simple spreadsheet to a WhiteBlaze post and have it line up, can one? From mine above, I certainly can't!
Here is my three season setup;
Pack; Golite Dawn 15oz.
Sleep system;
WM HiLite 16oz.
MLD Superlite Bivy 6oz.
3/8 Closed Cell Pad (trimmed down) 5oz.
Shelter;
MLD Silnylon Poncho/tarp and 6 Vargo stakes 15oz.
TOTAL; 57oz, or 3 pounds 6 ounces.
This setup works (for me) for four days without resupply, however in the early or latter part of the 'three season' range, very careful packing is needed because of extra clothing.
The Dawn pack is only 2500 cubic inches maximum, and comfortably carrys about 20 pounds.
'Funk
I have some new gear so I thought I'd post my new big four:
Pack: Six Moon Designs Essence - 13 oz.
Bag: WM Megalite - 24 oz.
Shelter: Homemade poncho tarp, stakes, groudcloth - 11 oz.
Pad: Insulmat Max Thermo: 22 oz. + 3 oz. sit pad (for pack frame)
Total: 73 oz. or 4.5 lbs.
This set up will take me into the mid 20s and the tarp will double as raingear.
gregory shasta somewere around 5 lbs im guessing
slumberjack 20* 3lbs 2 oz
thermorest pro 4 full length 1lb 10 oz
and then im about to buy the sl 1 seedhouse so thats another 2 lbs 14 oz
Homemade Spinnaker Tarp 7 oz
Ridgerest Short 9 oz
JRB Shenandoah 15 oz
ULA Amp 11 oz
2.62 Lbs for most of my AZ travels
Couldn't you get rid of the tarp since it never rains in Arizona?!? Of course, you probably end up offsetting any savings in base weight with the need to lug a lot of water.
Oh yeah, there's a fair share of sleeping under the stars... However after all of the time we put into sewing the &$#%$ing thing, and for the sake of people seeing what others choose to carry I put it on thereCouldn't you get rid of the tarp since it never rains in Arizona?!? Of course, you probably end up offsetting any savings in base weight with the need to lug a lot of water.
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