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saltysack
01-31-2014, 19:49
Doing a 2.5 day hike from standing indian backcountry parking area to NOC. After packing it seems a little heavy but I'm taking lots of cloths

Hike Wear
Under armour boxers
Smart wool sox/liner sox
Pat cap 4 hoody
Turtle fur Beenie
Cap 1 long johns
R2 fleece or OR foray rain/wind parka


Sleep/camp
thick wool sox
Layers long johns bottom/top
Montbell ul down parka
Sea to sum reactor
Marmot helium 15 deg down bag

Cook kit
Sp 600 w sp stove fuel spork


Thoughts as I haven't weighed yet but guess 30-35 lbs




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saltysack
01-31-2014, 19:50
Forgot conv pants over long johns


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saltysack
01-31-2014, 19:51
Oops tent Easton kilo 2p and lg neo air xlite w basic first aid etc


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Sarcasm the elf
01-31-2014, 19:53
Lets turn that question around, does the pack feel too heavy in your opinion?

I would tell you that 30-35 is a very reasonable pack weight for a winter trip, but I'm not the one that has to carry it.:-?

Feral Bill
01-31-2014, 20:42
Sleeping pad? You will want a thick one, or two thinner.

aficion
01-31-2014, 20:49
Sleeping pad? You will want a thick one, or two thinner.

Looks under 30 to me. Just guessing. Should be fine. Long miles in winter don't happen much regardless of pack weight.

saltysack
01-31-2014, 20:59
Weighed in at 27 lbs base...lighter than I thought. Inc my dogs sleep pad and fleece bag


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George
01-31-2014, 21:43
so with water and food about 35, that is reasonable - 4 days of food would leave a margin for potential delays

jdc5294
01-31-2014, 23:36
The Thermarest Neoair xtherm is a fantastic winter pad, have used it right on the snow many times and I sleep like a baby.

Sarcasm the elf
01-31-2014, 23:43
Oops tent Easton kilo 2p and lg neo air xlite w basic first aid etc


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The Thermarest Neoair xtherm is a fantastic winter pad, have used it right on the snow many times and I sleep like a baby.

Yes, but he said he had an xlite pad, not an xtherm pad, there is a considerable difference in R value between the two models, I think it's R-3.2 for the xlite, vs R-5.7 for the xtherm.

I'd strongly suggest bringing a second pad for the trip in question, a cheap Walmart foam pad will do just fine for that purpose.