[pct-l] New Gear Weight Scale

[Hiker97 at aol.com]

After being bullied, intimidated,  and harassed by the Extreme Ultra Lighters 
and Ultra Light hikers, I went down  to Fry's today and bought an new scale 
that measures to the .1 ounce and to  one gram (27 grams to an ounce).  I 
refuse to buy one that measures to .1  gram.
 
The day I have to measure gear  weight to .1 gram is the day I go back to 
playing golf and give up  backpacking.  You have to draw the line somewhere.
 
Anyway, when I got it home I  noticed that I started getting as nutty as they 
are.  I started thinking  what is the difference between my painted and 
unpainted super light TI tent  stakes?  What would be the difference between just 
painting the very top of  a stake fluorescent orange or the whole stake?  How 
much does an empty  quart ZipLock bag weigh?  How much do those extra rubber 
bands  weigh?
 
I need professional  help.
 
Later,  Switchback