(does the Happy Dance)!

I have so much arthritis & a hip replacement, I thought I'd never be able to go on a longish hike, my pack weight was 27# & I could feel it bothering my hips. I had stuff in it that most wouldn't carry if they didnt have arthritis pretty bad.

I got my total pack weight down to 22# (includes 3 days food, 2 L water, a 27oz camp stool (for my back & standing up with bad hips), tent, 1.5 sleeping pads (for hips), clothes, sleeping bag, 9 oz New Trent charger, canister stove & titanium cookset, etc).

I just got my Z-packs Arc Blast, what a great backpack & a major player in getting the weight down!

I was also using the Golite Imogene UL2 tent, but am going to go back to my Lightheart Solo as its lighter (I will have to somehow deal with the stakes & the rocky ground I hike in).


Sorry, this is old hat for a lot of you, but the pack weight was a major problem I was dealing with, & the extra 1/2 sleeping pad, & stool was something I had to have (or I wouldnt make it hiking, from pain).

Anyway, thanks for reading!