[pct-l] Pack weight?

[Gerry Zamora]

I got my BPW down to 10lbs.  From the 17lbs I was looking at.  With food and
water and all my gear im thinking 30-35lbs im going to try still waiting on
some gear but I can't wait till april.
Gerry0625
On Mar 19, 2011 9:11 AM, "Moose" <moosehammer54 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just did a training hike on the AT with 52 lbs. A bit too heavy,
> especially for the AT but once I widdled out some of my food I got back to
a
> very managable 40-43 lbs. My BPW (base pack weight) is about 23 lbs. High,
> but do-able. I have had alot of people tell me that I wont make it to
> canada that heavy but I have to say this: if you remember that it is you
> packing every ounce then you can better scrutinize each piece of gear in
> your kit.
>
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ok so im looking at gear and it looks like my weight with just my
>> pack(6lb),
>> sleeping bag(6lb),and tent(5lb) puts me at 17lbs. I still need food water
>> and my gear. It seems to be adding up to fast. It seams like 17lbs is a
>> bit much but its all fairly inexpensive equipment but I had to buy
>> everything new so trying to save gotta love ebay and craigslist. Just
>> wondeing what weight other hikers are looking at? Thanks gerry0625
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