Whats your Starting Pack Weight with Food and Water.( in lbs.) Hike your on Hike .

[garlic08]

The maximum my pack will carry is 30 pounds, or so the maker says. On some long desert stretches with six or seven liters of water, I've pushed it up to 27 or 28, but for a very short time. I can carry more, but my pack can't, and I don't like to. The pack is sort of like a fuse.

[q-tip]

Must agree with Tomp--I can't carry more than 25 at all, not a strong hiker. I had to reduce my base to 13 # to keep me on the trail.

[takethisbread]

Must agree with Tomp--I can't carry more than 25 at all, not a strong hiker. I had to reduce my base to 13 # to keep me on the trail.

I believe it was Warren Doyle who says what's in your pack is the sum of all your fears. When I started backpacking I carried about 30-35lbs total packweight. Now, in season, I rarely cross 10lbs including food and water. It's just a matter of being comfortable in the woods, and disliking carrying a ton of packweight!

[earlyriser26]

3-4 days food and 1-2 L of water = 30 - 35 lbs

[pdcolelli42]

Well, I'm at 9.04lbs base weight for temps into the teens. I could get down to around 8 if I threw out one of my quilts and only took part of the guidebook. I don't really plan to carry water most of the time either. So add about 2lbs of food per day and we'll say I'd be at a starting weight of about 13-15lbs.

[Rayo]

around 33 lbs

(5 days of food and 2L water)

[birdygal]

7 days food, 2 L water = 30 lbs plus 1 1/2 in my pockets phone,camera and MP3 player

[Kerosene]

25 pounds for early Spring/late Fall section hikes with 3-4 days of food and 2.5L of water (I hate to run out of water). I can lug up to 35 pounds if needed, but I don't think I've carried more than 32 since I switched to an internal frame about 10 years ago. I drop down to 21 pounds with supplies for a summer hike, but I rarely hike in the summer because I hate bugs.

[bgood360]

24.6 lbs with food and water to Neels Gap, leaving 2/29.

-- Hat, 2012 NOBO AT Hike

[QiWiz]

With 5 days food and usual 2.5 pounds of water (2 20oz gatorade bottles), about 25 pounds.

[hikerboy57]

with jenga, im at 32 lbs.

[Miner]

You should know what your maximum weight will be on your trip so that you know that you can carry it comfortably. But, its pointless to ask for someones total weight if you don't know how many miles they plan to hike per day or the distance they are planning on going until their next resupply. Without that information, only the baseweight makes for a fair comparison.

For a May start, I'm planning for 4 days to Neels Gap, with a total weight of 21lbs with 1L of water. Baseweight is 10.8 lbs. It would less if it wasn't for the 2 lbs for the DSLR camera, but one of the reaons I lightened up was so I could carry things I really wanted.

[Stir Fry]

April 2 start. Three days food, 5 lb 1 L water 2.2 lb will put me at at 22.5 lbs.

[LeeAllure]

My total pack weight is about 27 lbs, with food for 6 days.

[JAK]

I use "weight on feet" to figure out how comfortable I will be. Losing weight helps alot. At 240 pounds I can hike a full day. At 220 I am comfy. At 200 I can include some trail running. As my current weight is 215, I don't have alot of room to work with but I don't let it stop me. If I ever get down to 165 again maybe I'll bring my couch and television.

My skin out targets, not counting food and water:
Summer = 10 pounds
Early Spring / Fall = 20 pounds
Winter = 30 pounds
I'll carry an extra 10 pounds when hiking/camping with my daughter.

[Rayo]

If I ever get down to 165 again maybe I'll bring my couch and television.

Hahaha

I'm starting the trail at 185+33gear, but I'm guessing after a few months I'll probably weigh around 165, no TV though.

[takethisbread]

4 days to Neels Gap? I'm thinking like a day and a half. 4 days you will be in North Carolina. Otherwise your packweight is great

You should know what your maximum weight will be on your trip so that you know that you can carry it comfortably. But, its pointless to ask for someones total weight if you don't know how many miles they plan to hike per day or the distance they are planning on going until their next resupply. Without that information, only the baseweight makes for a fair comparison.

For a May start, I'm planning for 4 days to Neels Gap, with a total weight of 21lbs with 1L of water. Baseweight is 10.8 lbs. It would less if it wasn't for the 2 lbs for the DSLR camera, but one of the reaons I lightened up was so I could carry things I really wanted.

[takethisbread]

My total pack weight is about 27 lbs, with food for 6 days.

Don't you think 6 days food is a bit extreme. are you a Sobo?
Why is everyone taking so much food ?

[Lone Wolf]

Whats your Starting Pack Weight with Food and Water.( in lbs.) Hike your on Hike .

35-40 lbs.

[birdygal]

Don't you think 6 days food is a bit extreme. are you a Sobo?
Why is everyone taking so much food ?

Not everyone wants to resupply every few days