What's the weight of your BIG FOUR?

[Happy]

Everyone says to try and reduce the weight of the big four to lightest, based upon what works for YOU!

I use the following:

Pack--GVP G4 15.7oz
Tarptent Nomadlite (including groundcloth, ti-stakes and max ties) 33.0oz
Sleeping Bag WM Ultralite (plus Jagbag mummy silk liner) 32.0oz
Pad (3/4 Z-rest) 10.9oz
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91.6oz
Total : 5.73 lbs. for the big four

What do you use??

[A-Train]

Western Mountaineering Ultralite 30 oz
Ridgerest 14oz
Just got a : Hennesey Hammock 32 oz (weight seems to be different from each person who mentions it. Bag says 28 oz
Mountainsmith Ghost 38 oz as advertised...

114ish oz- just under 7 lbs.

[jec6613]

Well, my pack weighs in at 7 lbs fully configured (knife, flashlight, compass, lanyards, radio hookup, pack repair kit, duct tape, extra batteries, etc.), probably around 4 lbs stripped, give or take an ounce or two. Generic no out of business company, but it's an external and I like that. I figure the 7 when calculating pack weight so I don't have to add up all of the small stuff individually (and, more importantly, I don't forget it and it's always ready to go since I sharpen, replace batteries, etc. after every trip).

Sleeping bag is a North Face Polarguard, one of the originals and rated to 20 (I've gone down to 0 in it no problem, so I think they underrated it), 4 lbs 2 oz including sack and 2 oz pillow. For summer I take a 50 degree bag weighing in at 2 lbs including sack and pillow, I forget who made it, it's in storage right now.

Pad is 10 oz full length closed cell foam including nylon sack to prevent damage.

Tent is either a 4 lb 15 oz North Face Tadpole 23 (on order, I'm quoting mfr weights, but it should be close; my old tent just got too old), or in the summer during good weather on a weekend I just take my poncho and some stakes and use my hiking stick, which comes in at 6 oz.

Total for heavy (used for long distance where weather might change, etc.) is 16 lbs 11 oz, or 13 lbs 11 oz with a stripped pack.

Total for light (short term and summer only) is 10 lbs even, or 7 lbs even with a stripped pack.

[chris]

WM Highlight w/ ID silk liner 24.1 oz
ULA Zenith 19 oz
3/4 Z-rest 12
DL Tacoma Tarp w/ 8 stakes and CF Pole 17

Total of 67.3 or 4 lbs 8.1 oz.

[RoadApe]

Sounds pretty darn good.... may follow your lead :0)

[flyfisher]

F2 Pack - 10.4 oz
doublebottom hammock with 5x10 tarp and stakes - 32.5 oz
Risk's Bag (down quilt) - 24 oz
Target 27" wide pad - 7.6 oz

= 4.66 lb

All home-made (except stakes and pad)
Pad cut in half and used as an OverlapPad.
For temps below 40 F with wind, add TravelPod, 8 oz, making it good down to 10 F.

F2 Pack:
http://www.imrisk.com/F2pack/F2pack.htm
hammock:
http://www.imrisk.com/hammock/ultraquarterweight.htm
quilt:
http://www.imrisk.com/bag/bag.htm
Overlap Pad:
http://www.imrisk.com/overlappad/overlap.htm
TravelPod
http://www.imrisk.com/hammock/travelpod.htm

[Kozmic Zian]

Yea.....Weight of 4 items.
1) Backpack - Go-lite Speed......31oz
2) Tent - Slumberjack Bivy........320z (w/2pegs, alum poles, fly, stuffie)
3) Sleeping Bag - Home Job Day Quilt....10oz.
4) Mattress-TRest UltraLite 3/4...16oz (w/stuffie)
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89oz....or 5lb.9oz

[chris]

Yea.....Weight of 4 items.
1) Backpack - Go-lite Speed......31oz
2) Tent - Slumberjack Bivy........320z (w/2pegs, alum poles, fly, stuffie)
3) Sleeping Bag - Home Job Day Quilt....10oz.
4) Mattress-TRest UltraLite 3/4...16oz (w/stuffie)
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79oz....or 4lbs.15oz

I think you mean 89 oz, or 5 lbs 9 oz. Isn't mathematics fun?

[slabfoot]

homesewn pack 14oz.
homesewn quilt 21oz.
silnylon tarp 16oz.
3/4 ridgrest 9oz.

total 3.75lbs.

[brian]

Moonbow Gearskin: 21oz
Hennessy Hammock w\ Homemade Silnylon fly: 29oz
Feathered Friends Kestrel: 31oz
24"x40" Closed cell pad: 8oz

Total: 89oz =>5lbs 9oz

[Kozmic Zian]

Squuuuueeeessse me! Im artist don nonomaft....

[ezdoesit]

Ok I havn't posted anything in a long time so here goes.
Backpack-Go-Lite Breeze size large=13.8 ounces
Shelter-8 X 10 Sil-Nylon tarp-14.6
8 Titanium Pegs + Stuff Sack-1.8
Ground Cloth-1.8
Sleeping Bag-Freathered Friends 20 % Down-25.1
Stuff Sack/Sleeping Bag-0.9
Pad Z-Rest 36"-6.8

Grand Total=64.8 Ounces or 4lbs.0.5 ounces

[Smee]

Everyone says to try and reduce the weight of the big four to lightest, based upon what works for YOU!

I use the following:

Pack--GVP G4 15.7oz
Tarptent Nomadlite (including groundcloth, ti-stakes and max ties) 33.0oz
Sleeping Bag WM Ultralite (plus Jagbag mummy silk liner) 32.0oz
Pad (3/4 Z-rest) 10.9oz
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91.6oz
Total : 5.73 lbs. for the big four

What do you use??

I use the following:

Homemade GORTEX pack - 24 oz.
Hennessy Hammock - 25 oz.
Down Under Quilt - 20 oz.
8' x 10' silnyl tarp - 16 oz.
Down Sleeping Quilt - 24 oz.

Total = 109 oz. (6.8 lbs)

During the warmer months the sleeping quilt is replace by a cut down Army poncho liner that weighs about 12 oz.

[Jaybird]

my big 4 (or 3 in my case..):


pack: REI MorningStar75 4lb 5oz
tent: Kelty Dart-2 2lb 7oz
sleep bag: Seirra Designs Wild Bill 3lb 0oz
NO SLEEP PAD 0

TOTAL: 9lbs 12oz

YIKES!...."where's my Ray Jardine book?"

[pdhoffman]

Just weighed my stuff on a very good scale. Actual weights, not advertised weights.

Pack - LWgear pound plus pack with deluxe hip belt - 32 oz.
Bag - Big Agnes Horse Thief regular length - 28.7 oz.
Pad - Big Agnes Air Core Mummy regular length - 22.3 oz.
fits in pocket in bottom of bag
Shelter - custom made (Moonbow) poncho/tarp - 20.6
includes titanium stakes and extra pieces to close off the opening
from rain or bugs.

Total 103.6 oz. (6 lb., 7.6 oz.)

In the White Mountains and about half of Maine, I left the poncho/tarp and carried a Sierra Designs Ultra Lightyear CD tent (2 lb., 12.7 oz.) and Frogg Toggs top. This is the original Ultra Lightyear with the carbon fiber poles that you can't buy anymore. I also carried a Western Mountain Flight jacket (XL - 12 oz.) which made a very fine pillow as well as deliciously cozy jacket.

At Glencliff, I weighed everything on the scale they had there. Without food/water the pack was 17 lbs. I also had a front fanny type pack with all my toys (camera, GPS, cell phone) and everything I wanted to reach without removing the pack that added another 3.5 lbs.

Pete "Old Corpus" Hoffman

[Miss Janet]

0 lbs 1.2 ozs (1.2 ozs= non-nalgine plastic water bottle)

i just strip down naked and dont carry a pack.

i'm so tired of everyone trying to beat someone elses light weight gear with lighter stuff. people sitting at home putting light weight single stich crap together. most of it is sumer gear, which is BS! in the summer you can sleep on the ground with nothing and be ok. common dont try to blow nubies minds with your light weight.

for you nubies: 10 lbs is a good limit to try to keep to for upper level 3-season gear or normal 4-season gear for your 3 main componets.

magic
game03
game04

ps. if your talking summer gear, please post it. PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR because they think they got what it takes.

[Doctari]

0 lbs 1.2 ozs (1.2 ozs= non-nalgine plastic water bottle)

i just strip down naked and dont carry a pack.

i'm so tired of everyone trying to beat someone elses light weight gear with lighter stuff. people sitting at home putting light weight single stich crap together. most of it is sumer gear, which is BS! in the summer you can sleep on the ground with nothing and be ok. common dont try to blow nubies minds with your light weight.

for you nubies: 10 lbs is a good limit to try to keep to for upper level 3-season gear or normal 4-season gear for your 3 main componets.

magic
game03
game04

ps. if your talking summer gear, please post it. PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR because they think they got what it takes.

I agree with Janet. But: I didn't feel that this post was about bragging rights.

Yes, don't go ultra light unless you have experience. Most posters here (UL forum) are experienced backpackers, and know their limits & so can SAFELY cut weight to a minimum. To get that experience: beg, borrow or rent gear & hit the trail. Many of the techniques mentioned here on the UL forum can be used by all, HOWEVER some are of the "don't try this at home kids!" variety.
Naturally this dosn't mean you can hit the trail your first time out with a sub 20 Lb pack, just be aware of the minimal margin for error when you do.

Safety first, PLEASE!

It also helps to be aware of your own limitations, I carry a sleep pad always, my 18 yo son sleeps straight on the ground down to 40f or lower, dosn't get cold or uncomfortable, so he dosn't carry a pad, saves 10 Oz, but his tent weighs somewhere between 8 Lbs & 6 tons*, go figure.

*3 season, 4 person, 2 vestibules. I don't know why he carries it, I sleep in my nomad.

[oldfivetango]

0 lbs 1.2 ozs (1.2 ozs= non-nalgine plastic water bottle)

i just strip down naked and dont carry a pack.

i'm so tired of everyone trying to beat someone elses light weight gear with lighter stuff. people sitting at home putting light weight single stich crap together. most of it is sumer gear, which is BS! in the summer you can sleep on the ground with nothing and be ok. common dont try to blow nubies minds with your light weight.

for you nubies: 10 lbs is a good limit to try to keep to for upper level 3-season gear or normal 4-season gear for your 3 main componets.

magic
game03
game04

ps. if your talking summer gear, please post it. PEOPLE DIE EVERY YEAR because they think they got what it takes.

If you are going to talk weight then i think we should talk total gross weight of what you are actually taking "out there".I am right at 50 pounds with 6 days food and a liter of water and plenty of fuel.Yeah, i would like to go lighter and will lose some of the clothing later in the year but i can carry the weight which hopefully will be getting about 2 lbs lighter per day.
Cheers to all,
Oldfivetangol

[Hammock Hanger]

This is the pack I carry 90% of the time from 40 degrees and up. When it is colder I need an underquilt for the hammock and if it is extremely cold I carry another fleece liner. SO if you are a newbie take this for what it is worth. Par down when you are ready. I had a go-liter par me down in 2001 at Trail Days. Lets just say that the hike from Atkins to Bland was the most miserable hike of my life as I couldn't get warm. I have pretty much brought my weight down to what I am comfortable with... It took over 1000 miles of hiking and playing with my gear and weather. Better to carry a couple of pounds then freeze!

40 and above:
Golite - 16 ounces (without hood)
EMS Thaw 45 bag - 16 ounces
Hammock - 28 ounces
windshield reflector - 4 ounces (binding tape taken off)
TOTAL: 4 pounds

This summer I will be hiking the Colorado trail. I understand that at times you may need to carry up to 2 days worth of water, and the Golite is not a good pack once over 25 pounds. I understand that hammock camping is much harder and will cut down campsite flexibity a lot, so a tent has been put in the mix, which means a pad... (Not thrilled about it, but I need a good nights sleep so ya do what ya have to. - I'm willing to bend occasionally.) Also it can get cold at these higher elevations even in the summer so a warmer sleeping bag comes in to play.

Osprey 60 - 3 pounds (w/o hood)
W/M Ultralite 20- 1 pound 10 ounces (short)
Nomad - 1 pound
Prolite Thermarest - 13 ounces
Total: 7 pounds, 7 ounces (OUCH!!! )

This could be painful!!! But I feel that the add in's are necessary for this trip. Sue/HH

[NewOldGuy]

Three seasons, extended hike

1) Arc alpinist with 2 oz overfill plus silk bag liner - 23 oz
2) ULA P1 - 25 oz
3) HH ultralight with custom hex tarp plus titanium stakes & line - 25 oz
4) Cut down 25" closed cell foam pad - 11 oz

Total 84 oz = 5 lb 4 oz

For shorter hikes and warmer temps, the list is

1) Sleeping system - 11 oz (2 liners, silk + thermolite mummy)
2) Golite Dawn - 18 oz (with 3 oz homemade frame)
3) HH, same as above - 25 oz
4) foam pad as above - 11 oz

Total 65 oz = 4 lb 1 oz