What's the weight of your BIG FOUR?

[willyhort0w2]

I just recently weighed all of my gear so here it goes:

Ultralite adventure equipment P-2 34.0 oz
Tarptent squall w/ floor minus front pole 30.7 oz
Western mountaineering Badger 20* 41.0 oz
Ridge Rest cut to 3 1/2 ' 6.8 oz

total: 7.03 lbs

fot the summer I have a EMS velocity 35* bag which weighs 22 oz which drops my weight down to 5.84 lbs

my total pack weight in cool/colder weather minus food, water and fuel is arount 23 lbs. And total weight in the summer is around 17 lbs minus f, w and f

I also use a Hennessey hammock instead of the squall, depending on my mood. which would add 5 oz to my shelter weight.

[TDale]

Depends on what pack (of three) for what trip

Texsport Willowbend pup tent 52 oz.
Flannel Blanky 32 oz.
17*72 blue foam pad 16 oz
So, 100 ounces before the pack which could be from a golite gust at 21 ounces up to a kelty external at 120 ounces depending on other gear needed.

so 121 oz/7.6 pounds to 220 oz/13.75 pounds depending on the trip.

[TUNEDVWGTI]

Hey,
Here are my Big 4,
Not quite as light as some others, but I've shed over 25Lbs from my old pack weight with my new gear. I got everything as lite as I could for my Thru-Hike.
I'm starting on April 1, 2005...


Winter:
MountainSmith Ghost - 2Lbs.
Mountain Hardwear Piute - 2Lbs 4oz
MSR Hubba - 3Lbs 2oz
Therm A Rest Pro Lite 3 - 1Lb
Total = 8Lbs 6oz

Summer:
MountainSmith Ghost - 2Lbs.
LaFuma Warm&Lite 600 Fill - 1Lb 3oz
MSR Hubba - 3Lbs 2oz
Therm A Rest Pro Lite 3 - 1Lb
Total = 7Lbs 5oz

Also,
Here is some of my other gear,
JetBoil stove - 1Lb
Priceton Tec Aurora Headlamp - 3oz
MSR Miox purifier - 7oz

Happy Hiking,

[Deadeye]

Give or take an ounce or two:

Mountainsmith Auspex: 3.5#
EMS Thaw 40: 2#
Hennessy HAmmock or TarpTent Squall: 2#
cut down RidgeRest, Z-rest, or Mt. Washington:0.25#
Total 7.75#

(FWIW, my total base weight is usually about 12#)

[UCONNMike]

Pack - 2 lbs 2 oz (34oz), Granite Gear Vapor Trail
Sleeping Bag - 2 lbs 6 oz (38oz), Slumberjack Super Guide 30°F
Shelter - 2 lbs 4 oz (36oz), Hennessy Explorer Ultralite A-SYM
Sleeping Pad - 9 oz, Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest 3/4

Total = 117 oz or 7.31 pounds

See more of my gear on my website
http://www.thenorthernjourney.com/thegearlist.html

[Nightwalker]

Gregory Stinger Pack: 5 lbs., 8 oz
The North Face - Blaze - 20 Degree Sleeping Bag: 2 lb., 14 oz.
Therma-Rest Classic 3/4: 1 lb., 8.5 oz.
Sierra Designs LightYear CD Tent: 2 lbs. 15 oz.

12 lbs., 13.5 oz.

A lot less than when I started!

Frank

Actually, I'm finally heading towards light, but probably never ultralight.

Current setup:
Osprey Aether 60 40.0
Ridgerest 14.0
Mountainsmith Wisp Sleeping Bag 24.0
Lightyear CD 47.0

That comes to 7 lbs., 13 oz. If I can get Ti stakes and CF poles for the tent before I go, that'll take off another 14 oz, but I can live with things the way they are right now.

The Mountainsmith bag stuffs down to about the size of a grapefruit, and the Osprey disappears on my back as I walk. I could only afford either of them because of silly "last year's model" sales.

[Drala Hiker]

Frank, how did you get your Aether 60 down to 40 oz? My reg. length one weighs 3 lb 6 oz, or 54 oz. Of course I wouldn't mind it being lighter as long as it didn't affect performance or usability.

[Mountain Dew]

Kelty 50th Anniversary pack: 6.8 lbs.
MSR Hubba Tent( tent rain fly, stakes, footprint): 3.4 lbs
Thermarest sleeping pad:1.4 lbs
Phantom Mountain Hardware sleeping bag(15* long):2.1 lbs

TOTAL:13.7

No shoulder pain cause by ridiculously light and under paded pack !
No rain or bugs getting into my sleeping area at night with that great tent !
Using a full length sleeping pad that is actually a PAD and protects from the cold !
A sleeping bag that allows me to sleep and not shiver !

WORTH EVERY OUNCE !

[Stuart]

GoLite Breeze - 15 oz
Western Mtnering Caribou - 21 oz
3/4 RidgeRest - 9 oz
TarpTent Squall - 32 oz

Total = 77 ounces / 4.8 lbs

This of course is a warmer weather setup... late spring, summer and early fall. Colder than that I'd break out a 15 degree Mtn Hardwear bag that weighs a ton and the ArcTeryxBora 80 pack which weighs another ton. Eventually I need to bring the weight of those two items down with a middle range backpack and a lighter 20 degree bag... it'll work for now.

[hikerjohnd]

While I'm no ULer, and don't think I ever will be, I'm getting much closer...

Pack - Granite Gear Nimbus Ozone - 48 oz (on order - haven't put on my scale yet)
Tent - Tarptent Virga w/groundsheet - 31 oz (on order - haven't put on my scale yet)
Sleeping Bag - Winter TNF Hightail 900 15 deg - 32 oz (summer Kelty LightYear 45 - 32 oz)
Sleeping Pad - Gossamer Gear NightLite torso pad - 4 oz

Total - 115 oz or 7 lbs 3 oz yea me!

[Photofanatic]

I can't say I am into ultra light rather I like to keep it simple. I don't want to carry many pieces to put together. Even my food choices didn't seem to matter much as long as I stayed warm dry and fed I was good to hike on. I hate to spend a lot of money on stuff that I am going to trash on a trail and I wasn't out to impress anyone with great gear. So here is what I carried and will continue to carry unless I find a need for something different.

My pack is a Kelty external frame it is in the garage and I am being to lazy to go out there to see the make. I think it is a Mountain Jr. 5.5 lbs

I am a little on the short side. 64" tall so I was able to get away with purchasing a childs backyard tent from Walmart, less than 2 lbs and under $20.00. I did have to go over the seams with sealer and didn't bother with carrying tie downs and stakes.

A Coleman 0 degree sleeping bag worked fine for staying warm. Because it is down I packed it in a plastic garbage bag and compression sack. I can't remember what it weighed but it wasn't much.

I found that I didn't need a ground cover or pad. The floor of the tent is the same as a tarp and I didn't have any moisture come through the floor. My sleeping bag made sufficient padding for me to sleep comfortably. But I am the type that can sleep comfortably on a rock and use my pack for a pillow.

[erichlf]

Pack- GoLite Race (modified nichts on the heavy neoprene) 24 oz.
Sleeping Bag- WM Highlite Short 15 oz.
Shelter- Home sewn Silnylon (2 person) 20 oz.
Pad- sleep on my pack. 0 oz.

Total = 59 oz.; 3.7 lbs

[The Solemates]

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Pad- sleep on my pack. 0 oz.

What?! That may be taking it too far. Id rather sleep on the bare ground than on my pack, with buckles and straps poking me all night. At least lay a fleece down.

[erichlf]

What?! That may be taking it too far. Id rather sleep on the bare ground than on my pack, with buckles and straps poking me all night. At least lay a fleece down.

My pack doesn't have too many buckles and strap. I basically lie it down as if I were wearing it, but I flip the shoulder straps to the under side of the pack. The portion of the Go-Lite Race that faces towards your back while you have it on is actually padded, and provides for a nice and comfy sleeping pad.

[Sly]

ULA P2 40 oz.
20* Campmor down 36 oz.
Silshelter w/stakes 16 oz.
Ultralite 3/4 Thermarest 18 oz.

110 oz or 6.8 lbs.

[Happy]

Fullofadventure...please list your big four...and why!

[Happy]

Fullofadventure...please list your big four...and why!

Just send me a PM and we will settle this, OFF the board...Thanks happy!!!

[one tin soldier]

What a difference in the weights of newer equipment. Here's a comparison between what I carried in 1996 and what I intend to carry in 2005:

1996 2005
Osprey Helix Ballistic 124 Go-Lite Trek 32
w/bullet bags
North Face Cats Meow 52 Marmot Arroyo 33
Eureka 1 Person Tent 59 Virga Tarptent 27
Original Thermarest 38 Z-Rest 15

273 or 107 or
17.1 lbs 6.7 lbs

Plus backpack load 33.9 17.3 *
including 3 days food
& 2 liters water

Total Weight 51 lbs 24 lbs

* = anticipated
Boy I was much more foolish when i was a little younger.

[one tin soldier]

Let me try that again. I didn't preview my post and i didn't realize how much this editor would rearrange my entry. So here it is in a cleaned up format:


What a difference in the weights of newer equipment. Here's a comparison between what I carried in 1996 and what I intend to carry in 2005:

1996
Osprey Helix Ballistic Backpack w/bullet bags 124 oz
North Face Cats Meow Sleeping Bag 52 oz
Eureka 1 Person Tent 59 oz
Original Thermarest 38 oz

273 oz or
17.1 lbs

Plus basic load to include 3 days food/2 liters water 33.9 lbs

Total Weight 51 lbs

2005
Go-Lite Trek Backpack 32 oz
Marmot Arroyo Sleeping Bag 33 oz
Virgia Tarptent 27 oz
Z-Rest 15 oz
107 oz or
6.7 lbs

Plus basic load to include 3 days food/2 liters water 17.3 lbs (anticipated)

Total Weight 24 lbs

Boy I was much more foolish when i was a little younger.

[quantum]

For the past 10 years hiking in the Whites:

Dana Terraplane approx 112 oz
EMS 0* mummy 48 oz
EMS Tent (forget Model) 96 oz
Thermarest (original) 38 oz

Total somewhere around 18 lbs

This summer with the current state of my knees...

Granite Gear VT 34 oz
Tarptent Virga 30 oz
WM Ultralite 26 oz
TAR 3/4 Prolite 3 13 oz

little under 7 lbs

Thank god for lighter weight gear.