[pct-l] For those that missed Gossamer's Black Friday...

[BF]

It's a bit of a concern of mine as well.   Having a diversity of water
strategies may be an alternative to overloading a backpack, IMHO.  I got
my Mariposa in the mail yesterday and have been trying out different
configuratons all day; from my bare bones base load of 16 pounds
(yippee!), to a Sierras / Cascades set-up (regret having the BV500 but
cuts down on resupply trips off the trail, it's worth it), and a Socal
setup.

To take on extra weight when needed, I augmented my Mariposa with a ZPacks
multi-pack http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/backpack_lid.shtml  It mates
well as a belly bag and can easily hold a half gallon of water, which
takes about 4 pounds out of the pack and helps as a counter balance as
well, plus I figure I can use it to 'cook' freeze dried food or melt snow
with my body heat as I hike, or use it as a ready bag for rain gear.

I started caching water in certain spots in Socal, yet at most of those
same intersections between asphalt and trail where I have a Trail Angel
had set out may jugs of water.  So, perhaps another strategy (in addition
having up-to-date information about water sources), would be to hike just
slightly ahead of the 'pack' come Spring, when those jugs have a better
chance of being full.

cheers,
BF



> Speaking of which, I just finished my first trip with my new Mariposa
(from the Black Friday sale!) and really loved it. It's super light and
I
> loved the little pockets on the outside.
>
> It was a bit interesting with the water situation (we had to pack it all
in, since the water levels are really low in parts of the national park
we
> were in). It makes me really curious how people deal with that in the
desert sections of the pct, since this pack has, according to the
website,
> a max load of 35lb.
>
> Enjoy the pack!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 20, 2012, at 8:22 AM, "BF" <playswmatches at punk.net> wrote:
>
>> Sale on Backpacks.  There's another sale going on this week:
>> http://gossamergear.com/packs.html
>> I went with the Mariposa and feel good about waiting to make the purchase,
>> as taking the time to determine what my true Base and Max loads would
be
>> for this Spring's Hike really was for the best.
>> Looking forward to meeting you all at the Kick Off and on the trail, BF
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