[pct-l] base weights and ultralight packs

[Will Hiltz]

You all have it backwards.... go ultra heavy!

I carried my 8lb. Dana Terraplane and loved every minute of it.  Its like
strapping yourself into a Cadillac.  And the pack itself is literally
bulletproof, I've hiked over 4000 miles with it any only just replaced the
hip belt buckle for the first time!  Gram weenies hate it, but I love it!


YITOOD,

Easy

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 1:09 PM, mark v <allemande6 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> There were plenty of unhappy people and ripped up packs this year from
> people carrying 35-45 lbs.  If your weight is going to be that high more
> than a few days, i wouldn't recommend ANY ultralight pack.  But naturally
> i'd most recommend never to carry that  much on a thru or long section hike
> anyway.  I'm no saint or gram weenie, and i have lots of cheapo stuff, but
> just as a point of comparison, my base weight varied from 12 lbs. much of
> the way to 22 lbs. in the Sierra (carrying 2 person tent since Emma joined
> me for that part).  So total weight was anywhere between ~13-37lbs. My ULA
> Catalyst worked well for carrying those weights.  Other people carrying the
> same pack with more weight had rips and tears.
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