Originally Posted by
takethisbread
.will, I enjoyed your video and hope to see u out there! I might caution, respectfully, my impression is that thru hikers don't care about pack weight or talk about gear, or worry about their pack weight. prospective hikers might, it appears. I've never thru hiked the AT but I did go 1,000 miles on it once and really after , say the NOC , I never thought about my gear or my pack. I added to my base weight (I picked up Howard Zinn's Peoples History of the United States in Tennessee) and I often shed pack weight by sending home my stove , my camp shoes, ect.
maybe I am wrong, and some thru hikers might correct me on this, but I don't think gram obsessed will help you be successful I think it actually might be an impediment. I think this ultra light movement has been extremely beneficial to hikers , but it has also been a bonus to gear makers, and they have a huge stake in you dropping 4 ounces from your tent. what your pack weight is now means zero. 4 days in straight hard rain in the smokeys can have you reaching for extra clothes like you dream about. I've been in there where 4 pairs of socks wasn't enough. AT thru hiking is unique in that the weather is so unpredictable. cold, rain, hot, humid , snow , hail can all occur in the same day . let the trail flow, let it come to u, and don't fight it, if you need a 35lb pack to be comfortable then do it. if 8lbs does it great. I'm jamming stuff in my pack without weighing it., bc experience tells me it really doesn't matter what I cross into neels gap with, it's gonna work itself out, a few times, and there's no need stressing about it.
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