[pct-l] heavyweight backpacks

[ned at mountaineducation.org]

Marion is right!

We want others, whether kids young or old, to discover for themselves fun 
and pleasure in traveling through and living in Wilderness, summer and 
winter. As a wilderness educator and skills trainer, safety is paramount and 
begins way before the boots hit the trail and snowshoes land on the snow. 
You want your students to go as light as possible and to be able to test out 
their gear, food, and clothing systems while anticipating all possible 
failures along the way, so leaders typically carry the big first aid kit, 
extra food and clothing, more fuel, satellite phone, and, in our case, an 
extra tent and seven foot long emergency sled to haul out anyone injured 
(plus it makes for a great way to take in gear!)

Our mantra is "Go as light as you can, plan for the realistically 
anticipated conditions ahead, and don't sacrifice personal or group safety." 
In your trip experiences, always test everything you bring and know against 
the realities you have to deal with out there so you'll know where to 
lighten up for future trips based on those personally experienced trail 
realities. Again, what works for one may not work for another. Find out for 
yourself on shorter trips before the big thru hike.



Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
1106A Ski Run Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
    P: 888-996-8333
    F: 530-541-1456
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    http://www.mountaineducation.org
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Davison" <mardav at charter.net>
To: "Pacific Crest Trail List" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] heavyweight backpacks


> As a scout leader taking young scouts on trips, we leaders often carried
> rather heavy packs.  We had to carry more than our share of food,
> cooking gear, shelter, and "be prepared" gear so as not to overload
> little immature hiker bodies.  After all, we wanted them to enjoy the
> trip and come back for more.  We could use the linebacker 17 year old
> scouts to help out as well.
> The same applied when we took our own small children backpacking.
> Marion
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