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Sun Blazed
05-02-2011, 15:08
What do people technically consider consumables? Is this food only? Or what?

Thanks. :confused:
JERMM
05-02-2011, 15:11
food, water and fuel
10-K
05-02-2011, 15:12
food, water and fuel

Not including containers/sacks/bottles/wrappers as I understand it.
JERMM
05-02-2011, 15:21
Not including containers/sacks/bottles/wrappers as I understand it.

agreed

Sun Blazed- look at it this way, anything decreasing daily by weight may be considered consumables, you could add things like toothpaste etc

but as 10K said containers are not included, so your fuel bottle, water bottle/bladder, ziploc bags are not part ot the consumables
88BlueGT
05-02-2011, 15:23
anything that can be consumed.

ie. food, water, fuel and possibly your pet if necessary
kayak karl
05-02-2011, 15:24
my water containers, olive oil container, fuel container and all my stuff sacks are IN my base weight. even 10 zip-lock bags. anything else would be cheating :D
10-K
05-02-2011, 15:27
my water containers, olive oil container, fuel container and all my stuff sacks are IN my base weight. even 10 zip-lock bags. anything else would be cheating :D

... and you know the penalties for cheating on your base weight are severe. :)
88BlueGT
05-02-2011, 15:52
^^^ YEA. And we do NOT deal with the 'miscalculations' either.

Serious ***** going on in here
kayak karl
05-02-2011, 16:17
... and you know the penalties for cheating on your base weight are severe. :)
UL Purgatory?
88BlueGT
05-02-2011, 16:18
worse


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Spokes
05-02-2011, 17:56
bacon.........
88BlueGT
05-02-2011, 18:06
You get bacon for telling lies? Damn.
Sun Blazed
05-02-2011, 18:16
Got another question! This is the first list I've put together of my base weight, can you tell me if this looks right.

http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=3173

Thanks.
Sun Blazed
05-02-2011, 18:18
Got another question! This is the first list I've put together of my base weight, can you tell me if this looks right.

http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=3173

Thanks.

Should I go into more detail and weight every individual item, or is putting it into groups okay? :confused:
Hikes in Rain
05-02-2011, 19:26
No one mentioned toilet paper and wet wipes as consumables. Not high in weight, but....
88BlueGT
05-03-2011, 14:17
Should I go into more detail and weight every individual item, or is putting it into groups okay? :confused:

Break it down, you will get alot more use out of it.