[pct-l] The 10 Ounce Backpack and 30 Pound Load

[montypct]

I put a wide waist strap on my Breeze.................................. 25 
lbs     30 lbs is OK.......... 20 ozs. durable pack
Just happens to be the right torso size with no room to spare.

Monty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Hiker97 at aol.com>
To: <armchairhiker at gmail.com>
Cc: <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>; <amandartyson at gmail.com>; 
<gottawalk at pacbell.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] The 10 Ounce Backpack and 30 Pound Load


> _armchairhiker at gmail.com_ (mailto:armchairhiker at gmail.com)   writes:
>
> I have a 10 ounce GG pack that should carry 25-30 lbs.  -  armchair
>
> ------------------------------
> I like my GoLite Breeze (Ray Jardine) pack at 18  ounces.  It is only 
> rated
> at 20 pounds maximum load.  I like the  20-pound restriction to keep my 
> honest.
> It makes me stay under that  limit.  This is good.  That is why I have to
> have water carrying  system other than a backpack.  Everything works out 
> fine
> for  me.
>
> If I had a 30-pound limit, I would carry 28 pounds in the  backpack.  I 
> guess
> I am just weak when it comes to throwing in some extra  stuff if I can. 
> :-)
>
> I could get a pack that is rated at  20-pounds and the pack weighs 6 
> ounces.
> May be I will do that someday and  save over 3/4 pound in gear weight. 
> That
> is huge.  See _www.mountainlaureldesigns.com_
> (http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com)   Prophet pack.  I should get one 
> for the upcoming April Kickoff.
> Then I could bust everyone's chops about how light my pack is and how much 
> I can
> carry.
>
> Cheers, Switchback
>
>
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