[pct-l] digital scales!

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

Size 17? I didn't even know something like that existed. I don't know  
how lucky I'll get at Ross. I was there the other day and all the  
smaller newbalances were stupid ones.

Maybe I should do the same with the scale, though.

Diane

On Mar 6, 2009, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> Just had to put a plug in for digital scales here. ?I went and  
> picked up the cheepest 5lb digital scale I could find at Staples  
> today for about 30 dollars. ?Then I went through every little thing  
> in my pack and weighed it out, definitely some surprises. ?Well  
> over half a pound of containers and stuff sacks! ?And not that it  
> was too much of a surprise, but those damn size 17 shoes, hahaha,  
> almost two and a half pounds of newbalance (but can you believe it,  
> I got them for 20 bucks at Ross, I went there and they had a  
> million size huge newbalances, what the hell, I can't even find  
> these at normal stores?!?!?! ?Oh yeah, Diane, goto Ross, you might  
> get lucky!).? I was able to get rid of about 2 pounds just of junk  
> that I didn't realize was weighing me down. ?It's not even about  
> pinching 10ths of ounces (although you can if you want to get  
> crazy), it's about actually realizing what you are carying. ?It's  
> just smart, it helps you to be smart. ?Alright,
>  I'll leave it at that. ?Good luck with your preparations and get a  
> little cheepo scale!Lenny