[pct-l] all those 'extras'

[Ernie Castillo]

My biggest "send home" box has a Mount Laguna post office stamp. The second biggest had a Warner Springs post office stamp. You get the idea.
 
Ernie Castillo

PCT Class of 1980

 
> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:13:26 -0800
> From: paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] all those 'extras'
> 
> i feel really discouraged about weight...
> ... i make my list, i weigh my gear, i say 'wow i'm down to X number of ounces'.
> 
> so this weekend my wife and i packed for our trip. we said 'if we left 
> tomorrow, what would be bring'...
> 
> ...then it start growing... and growing... and sun screen... and a packtowel... 
> and growing... and first aid... and toothpaste... and stove fuel...and the 
> camera!
> 
> by the time it was all said and done our shared 22 lbs baseweight (11 per) was 
> up to almost 30 lbs (15 per/ person) !
> 
> then comes the ten liters of water (5 each) the 12 lbs of food (4 days 
> worth)...
> 
> now we sit, staring at 53 pounds of stuff, and i go 'oh, and i forgot this T 
> shirt!' 
> 
> 
> Does anyone else do this? really makes me reconsider what weight to shoot for 
> for training.
> has anyone else done a shakedown trip, or at least a complete pack out, where 
> you pile all your gear and say 'okay this is it, no more gear, no more 
> spending money' ... if you have, how far from your base weight were you, by 
> the time you threw in sunblock, fuel, etc. etc.
> ?
> 
> ~Paul
> 
> 
> 
> 
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