Base Weight
Sorry to be a dummy, when posters are referring to base weight, what does this include and what does this exclude?
includes everything you carry
minus
food, water, fuel, worn stuff.
Generally, everything carried except food and water and the clothes and stuff you would usually be hiking in. You will also see a "skin out weight", which is everything carried plus worn, except food and water. You will also see "big four" weight talked about - pack, shelter, sleeping bag, and pad.
Base weight refers to pack weight without food or water or the minimum clothing worn. ie, I'll include underwear and shorts as clothing worn but I'll include the weight of my R1 bottoms in my base weight as I won't always be wearing them all the time.
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I don't think I phrased the part about clothing correctly. I include the weight of clothing except for the minimum amount of clothing I will be wearing.Originally Posted by Juice
Buy the ticket, you take the ride. - Hunter S. Thompson
The only thing I'll add the to accurate definitions above is that there seems to be a weird geographic divide in the use of the term. On Western trails like the PCT and CDT, most hikers refer to their "base weight". On the AT, however, most refer to a "full load of food and water" and look puzzled when a Western hiker like me uses base weight.
"Throw a loaf of bread and a pound of tea in an old sack and jump over the back fence." John Muir on expedition planning
Thanks for the clarification!
Usually refers to what you are carrying, not include clothes worn on the trail, food, or water.
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Base Weight
I would say base weight is the total weight of the stuff you always carry. Food and water change daily.
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