[pct-l] 80 lbs

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

Dear Mike

I read a book entitled "The Advanced Backpacker: A Handbook of Year
Round, Long-Distance Hiking" by Chris Townsend, and realized that
there are two kinds of hiking: section hiking vs through hiking, or
(slow hiking --he did not name it.) vs speed hiking.

There are many different hiking styles. And also we are not equally
built. Someone is very strong, can carry 80 pounds, others is weak,
can carry 10 pounds. This is an individual difference, no one can
blame this fact.

I had began hiking, simply to my health. I spend two times at JMT as a
summer vacation, so my aim is not to walk through. In this summer, I
regret I should stayed more long time  in the wilderness. I had
planned to much.

My adequate pack weight is about 50 pounds. This weight is good for me
to maintain my physical strength. My camera system weigh about 6
pounds. From the viewpoint of the image quality, I cannot use other
camera. This weight correspond to UL backpacker's base weight.

I would like walk more slowly and eat more food than the Americans.
That's my favorite. I cannot drive a car, so I am indifference with
the name of car. I do not want to see the quarrel on the pack weight.
And I must say, I am a Japanese, I cannot understand the exact meaning
of the English expression, and especially the humor and emotions.










2010/10/27 Mike Welch <encinomw at yahoo.com>:
> I'm curious.  If a UL hiker where say a volkswagon, an 80lb pack hiker where a semi, what would I be who starts out with a 50 pound pack?  A Toyota pickup?  Mountain Mike
>
> --- On Tue, 10/26/10, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>
> From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] 80 lbs
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 1:46 PM
>
>
> On Oct 26, 2010, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>> Yes Diane,
>> Light is good, there is no question about it.
>> But, did you notice they were not criticizing or ridiculing your
>> lightness
>> like you have a tendency to criticize and ridicule, Ned, Yoshi and
>> "Heavy
>> Truckers" in general?
>>
>> JMT Reinhold
> I have been ridiculed. I have received hateful emails and been told
> uncomfortable, even mocking things to my face out on the trail.
>
> I have not ridiculed anyone myself. You have interpreted what I said
> that way.
>
> I suppose I could interpret your misogynist jokes and stories the
> wrong way, but I choose not to.
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Sincerely
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Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami )
Blogs http://completewalker.blogspot.com/
Photo http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/CompleteWalker/
Backpacking for 30 years in Japan
2009 JMT, the first America.
2010 JMT, the second America.
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