[pct-l] Body weight vs pack weight

[JPL]

I agree, it's not, or shouldn't be, a strict rule.  My application is this: 
Take your height, and find the "normal" weight for that gender, height and 
age.  The 25% should be based on that weight.  Say that weight for you is 
160 pounds, then your max pack weight is 25% x 160 or 40 pounds.  But say 
that you actually weigh 170 pounds.  Then you're already carrying 10 pounds 
of "excess" weight, so I would subtract that from your max pack weight to 
get 30 pounds.
   Otherwise, the logical conclusion of mis-applying the rule would be to 
gain weight to get your pack weight up.  Taking our 160 normal weight hiker. 
He/she wants to carry 50 pounds.  So in order to make the math work, he 
would need to get his weight up to 200 pounds yielding 25% time 200 is 50. 
Ta da!  Obviously NOT what you want to do!


-----Original Message----- 
From: Reinhold Metzger
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 1:45 PM
To: PCT
Subject: [pct-l] Body weight vs pack weight

This body weight vs pack weight needs to be treated with a grain of salt.
Physical condition, age and gender also play a big role.

For example....a 170 lb male marathon runner & hardcore backpacker, in
superb
condition, probably would struggle less and expend less energy skip hopping
down the trail with a 30 lb than a 175 lb grossly overweight and out of
shape
housewife who has never hiked, struggling down the trail with a 25 lb pack.

In my prime, at 165 lb, I usually hauled 55-65 lb  even 75-85 lb packs
without
a problem while some bigger guys were struggling, and probably expending
more energy, with much lighter packs.

JMT Reinhold

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