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    Quote Originally Posted by bigcranky View Post
    Food = 14 pounds for a *really* heavy week of food.

    Total is 33 pounds. Not sure where the other 17 comes from.
    Food for me is 2.5 pounds per day, so a week of normal eating would be 17.5 pounds.

    Now you only have 13.5 pounds to account for.

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    Me heading out on an overnighter.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bigcranky View Post
    I'm trying to figure out how a 15 pound base weight becomes a 50 pound total weight. Let's overload and see what happens:

    Base = 15 pounds
    Water = 4 pounds, if you carry 2 liters
    Food = 14 pounds for a *really* heavy week of food.

    Total is 33 pounds. Not sure where the other 17 comes from.

    My total pack weight is generally between 25-30 pounds at the start, and I have other hikers borrowing from *me* when they need something.
    You forgot the axe and cast iron dutch oven.
    I'm not really a hiker, I just play one on White Blaze.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 10-K View Post
    Me heading out on an overnighter.

    HAHAHA...nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZeroLozen View Post
    Whats the most weight anyone as carried???
    62lbs for a 5 day trip because I believed all that survivalist bomb proof equip was the way to go. My pack included 4 MRE's and one mountain house cuisine.

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    A friend of mine and I hiked the GA section in a week this past July. My total weight was 28 and my friends pack was 29. This was at the start of the week with our food and 32 oz of water each.

    We always divide up some of our stuff..We have a 3lb, two person tent which she carries. I carry our stove, pot, water filter and our supper meals (homemade freezer bag meals). We each carry our own breakfasts, lunches and snacks. This works well for us. If you are hiking with someone, you can share the load. I agree with what was said earlier, other than food, the pack will be basically the same whether you hike a weekend or a week.

    We don't do without, and are pretty comfortable. We didn't have any problem with that amount of weight, even with the 90++degree temps we had then. I am sure it would be nice to have less weight, but I think you have to decide what is important to you and how comfortable you want to be. Hike your own hike.

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    i didn't read through all the comments, so I apologize if this is a repeat. but i had the same problem when i first started backpacking....the local stores want to load you down with everything. i believe my first trip out, i was carrying 45# for an overnighter! hahahaa i have beaten youtube up, and also www.rei.com has great gear reviews/comparisons. good luck!

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