[pct-l] Average Pack Weight on PCT

[Bill Burge]

Just make sure that re resulting gear list is something you can live with.

That is to say, something you can survive on...

Don't base your contents solely on weight and other people's lists. You may end up with a gear set that doesn't match your experience. 

SomeGuy
Bill Burge
Typoed on my iPad

On Apr 25, 2012, at 12:17 PM, james rivet <airjay66 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm curious what the average pack weight is for PCT thru-hikers. Base
> weight mostly. I'm not interested in starting weight wars.
> I am new to thru hiking.  My base weight is 15 pounds. It has taken me
> weeks to get it to this weight.  It's 5 pounds heavier than I like.
> Right now I'm too tired to go through it one more time. If I find that this
> is too heavy, I'll jettison non-essentials from the trail.
> My big three's--shelter, pack and sleeping bag--are respectable (5.2
> pounds). 10 pounds of other junk----uuhhgg.
> I know weight is a killer and there's a ton of good info out there.  Is
> anybody else out there struggling with this amount of weight or does this
> seem
> about average or above average?
> Thanks
> 
> J Rviet
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