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kelham
12-03-2008, 21:38
Hey, Im new to the forum so this question may have been answered already?
What is the lightest pack you guys have heard possible on the thru-hike? Lightest I heard was 25lb's,

I am in the organizational stage now, so Im trying to look at many different options and ideas to be prepared for late march 2010.
Regards

taildragger
12-03-2008, 21:41
Hey, Im new to the forum so this question may have been answered already?
What is the lightest pack you guys have heard possible on the thru-hike? Lightest I heard was 25lb's,

I am in the organizational stage now, so Im trying to look at many different options and ideas to be prepared for late march 2010.
Regards

Wolf 2300 should be here in a second to blow your mind on lightweight packing numbers.

And at 25lbs that you've quoted, how much food and water is that accounting for?

FWIW, and only slightly off topic, I'd focus more on what you need/want and will actually use for your hike if thats what you're planning. You might have more fun, you might not, its all about HYOH, and if being a gram weenie does it for you, then power to you :banana:banana

garlic08
12-03-2008, 22:13
Mine was 8# base weight, some go lighter. I haven't heard of any below 5#.

rafe
12-03-2008, 22:30
I'm guessing one in five or one in ten AT thru-hikers are anything like "ultralight." Just guessing, mind you. "Base weight" in the high teens would seem to be the norm.

Manwich
12-03-2008, 23:03
Lightest I heard was 25lb's,

They need to invent a smilie for how hard i'm laughing right now

My heaviest section hike pack gets to 25lbs.

Tinker
12-03-2008, 23:18
They need to invent a smilie for how hard i'm laughing right now

My heaviest section hike pack gets to 25lbs.

My pack for the Hundred Mile Wilderness was right around 33 this past September.

(Of course the backpack portion of the total weight was just 14 oz).

clured
12-04-2008, 00:13
IIRC, when I weighed my pack at the little scale outside the ATC office in Boiling Springs with 3 days of food and 2L water it was just a tad under 20 pounds. The base weight was like 6-8 (I changed a few things here and there along the hike).

JAK
12-04-2008, 10:06
I would be more curious about skin-out weight, not counting food and water and fuel.

rafe
12-04-2008, 10:33
I would be more curious about skin-out weight, not counting food and water and fuel.

Not all that different from "base weight," at least for summer hiking.

yappy
12-04-2008, 10:44
I am about 27 with 4 days of food and 2 liters of water...but, can get a bit heavier depending on the season. I have been lax in carrying warm clothing at times. I don't do that anymore. I would rather carry the wgt.

stranger
12-06-2008, 23:38
I met a guy in Georga this year, his total pack weight was 7.5lbs, including food and water. It was kinda scary, basically his mentality was that he was prepared to the best case scenario, and everything else he would just need to tough it out.

I think he quit at Neel Gap.

BookBurner
12-07-2008, 09:45
I carry 11 pounds of gear on a thru and want for nothing. Five days of food and a liter of water add another 11 pounds.