[pct-l] Gram savers' tips

[Gerry Zamora]

I like it.  Just saved me maybe 2lbs.
On Feb 11, 2011 3:19 PM, "Tow, Doug" <DTow at americanriverbank.com> wrote:
> The gram savers are missing out on lots of opportunity:
>
> Let me remind you before I start - if you complain that following any of
> this advice constitutes a threat to comfort or safety or pleasure, you
> won't sound like any ultralighter on these august pages...
>
> 1. Shave your head. Lots of grams, maybe ounces, to be shed.
> 2. Sandpaper your entire skin surface. I don't know how much dead skin
> falls off, but it weighs something, right?
> 3. Cut 1/2 inch off of the end of your whistle. Changes it from an
> E-flat to a B-sharp, but who cares? Coupla grams.
> 4. Trade out your neck lanyard for dental floss. 4 grams easy.
> 5. NO electronics. No GPS, cell phones, SPOTs, or iPods. A pound!
> 6. No cooking.
> 7. Camp shoes? You wuss.
> 8. Headlamp out. Superglue a Photon to your temple. 3 ounces saved.
> 9. Don't need a watch. Teatime is when you feel like it.
> 10. I'm kidding...you really shouldn't sandpaper your skin. Clip your
> fingernails, though. 1/5 gram.
>
> Doug
>
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