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whitefoot_hp
03-19-2007, 14:39
if i have a 6 lb tent, a 2.5 lb bag, a 1.5 lb pack, can i expect to end up in the 25 - 30 lb range including food for a 4-5 day hike? i carry a light coke can alcohol stove, minimal clothes, a water filter, no more than two liters of water at a time, only a poncho for rain gear, tevas, a few first aid and hygein items, headlamp, i few more items im not thinking of.. i know i should weigh all my stuff but i dont have a good scale, and thought someone might be able to say yes/no right a way.
Midway Sam
03-19-2007, 14:45
if i have a 6 lb tent, a 2.5 lb bag, a 1.5 lb pack, can i expect to end up in the 25 - 30 lb range including food for a 4-5 day hike? i carry a light coke can alcohol stove, minimal clothes, a water filter, no more than two liters of water at a time, only a poncho for rain gear, tevas, a few first aid and hygein items, headlamp, i few more items im not thinking of.. i know i should weigh all my stuff but i dont have a good scale, and thought someone might be able to say yes/no right a way.
I don't know man, that 6 lb tent is kicking your arse. Otherwise, weights aren't terrible. What temp is the bag?
whitefoot_hp
03-19-2007, 14:53
bag is 20 degree.
Midway Sam
03-19-2007, 14:55
Thermarest or other pad?
whitefoot_hp
03-19-2007, 15:39
yeah i forgot, a thremarest ridgerest, i think one of the thinner ones.
Toolshed
03-19-2007, 16:48
Tent 6.0
Bag 2.5
pad 1.0
pack 1.5
water 4.25
food~ 8.0
Filter 1.0
Tevas 1.25
Total 25.50
Add everything else and it is tight - You won't make 25 but you might make 30.
mountain squid
03-19-2007, 16:55
:-? Just thinking out loud here - Can a 1.5# pack 'comfortably' handle a 6# tent and a 2.5# sleeping bag? - just thinking out loud...
See you on the trail,
mt squid
atmooney
03-19-2007, 16:59
Is that "diet" coke or regular?
I see a Katz move coming.:D That 6 lb tent is going to be cruising off a hillside in no time.
Appalachian Tater
03-19-2007, 20:19
:-? Just thinking out loud here - Can a 1.5# pack 'comfortably' handle a 6# tent and a 2.5# sleeping bag?
Probably not. He needs to get either another pack or another tent. He should ditch the tent. Otherwise, he'll go over thirty pounds, too.
hopefulhiker
03-19-2007, 20:42
I had questions about the weight capacity of a 24 oz pack... Six pounds for a tent for one person? Im looking at shaving oz's with the Contrail or maybe even learning how to just camp with a tarp and some netting...
2Questions
03-19-2007, 21:08
I was just remembering when I was 21 and the weight I carried without a second thought about it. Now, granted, the gear choices were less and we were not even thinking about how we will be hobbling down the trail by the time we're 50! A 55 lb pack was normal. Conclusion? The older you get, the better the technology that provides your needs/wants with minimal weight, and the lessons learned by sheer experience, rive you to balance your gear weight and your system of camping/hiking. Ultimately the "joy factor" or "stress factor" of hiking either spurs that on or drives you to post your gear on Ebay and take up something else. I've developed a "style" of camping/hiking I'm comfortable with...you will have to do the same. Good luck!!
RockStar
03-19-2007, 21:45
Holy Lord! A 6lb tent? Isn't that what they use in camp on Everest? :p I would also suggest a lighter tent.
whitefoot_hp
03-19-2007, 22:12
yeah the tent is heavy. its a two man, but it actually has room for two large people and could hold its own in some real rain. i myself am 6' 5" 225 lb. i know i could fit in a lighter one, i think yall have caught me in a state of wishful thinking. however, i could always share the tent with a hiking partner, as i am usually with one. i think i could get away with it in summer time, seeing how i dont need many clothes. outside of the tent, im pretty much a minimalist.
Appalachian Tater
03-19-2007, 22:20
You should look at the Rainbow Tarptent since you're so tall if you're going solo. There's also a two-person model.
If you're hiking with someone you don't mind sleeping in a tent with, that's three pounds per person, which is not so bad.
At your age and size you should be able to carry 40 pounds with a decent pack. I did at twice your age, the same weight, and six inches shorter.
The problem you might have is the pack itself not being able to carry the load comfortably.
Appalachian Tater
03-19-2007, 22:21
If you're hiking with someone you don't mind sleeping in a tent with, that's three pounds per person, which is not so bad.
I meant the tent you have now.
WILLIAM HAYES
03-19-2007, 22:22
Lose the 6lb tent look at hammocks or a tarp or a tent in the 2lb range and you may make the weight
RockStar
03-19-2007, 22:51
Lose the 6lb tent look at hammocks or a tarp or a tent in the 2lb range and you may make the weight
I just ordered an Eagles Nest Hammock and it holds up to 400lbs. It says that anyway, I don't want to put an extra 200 lbs in it to see. It weighs 16oz. By itself no bug net or tarp.