[pct-l] 80 lbs

[Mike Welch]

Dear Yoshi,

Yoshi, you sound refreshingly sweet and sincere.  The car comparisons was my feeble attempt at a joke.  I consider myself a heavy pack section hiker although I'm increasingly getting smarter and over the last several years have been able to cut weigth from my pack and still have the gear I feel I need for comfort and survival.  I also carry alot of food as I don't like spending alot of time running in and out of towns for supplies.  I also spent many years in the Boy Scouts with my son and have "Be Prepared" tatooed on my frontal lobe.  It actually is a fasincating topic and should be as one decides on what they need and how much weight they are willing to carry and how often they are willing to get off the trail to go into town for more supplies.  There is also a huge difference between a section hiker (which I am) and  thru hikers whom I have the utmost respect for.  I will say I have never met anyone who seemed to question my pack size or
 weight.  I'll go for days now (Northern California sections) and not see anyone.  When I do we are both so happy to see someone that we generally don't talk too much about gear although it seems to be a natural topic of discussion with hikers.  As one has already stated it comes down to hiking your own hike and showing love and respect for our fellow PCTer's as we meet on the trail in the University of the Wilderness.  Maybe we will meet on the trail sometime Yoshi.  See you for now, Mountain Mike  

--- On Tue, 10/26/10, Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] 80 lbs
To: "Mike Welch" <encinomw at yahoo.com>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net, "Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes" <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 9:01 PM

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 )
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Backpacking for 30 years in Japan
2009 JMT, the first America.
2010 JMT, the second America.
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