[pct-l] first try: positive!

[saskia.home@wanadoo.nl (Saskia)]

Hi,

This weekend, for Easter, we tried out our new light-weight approach. 
Including 4 days of food and 1 liter of water my pack was about 7 kg 
and my partner's was 9 kg. I suppose that is still not ultralight, 
but we're getting there?

New additions to our kit: a golite breeze pack and North Face trail run shoes.
I went with the Breeze, because I am not in the US and other packs 
would be really expensive to ship over here. Plus I really want to 
try the pack on before buying. Otherwise I would probably have gone 
for the G4. Still, I was really happy with the Breeze. My shoulders 
were only slightly sore, and if I am honest, I should admit that they 
are a bit sore carrying any pack after a while of not carrying a 
pack...

Now about the shoes, and on request, the feet: I have 'flat feet' and 
I had the impression that the soles of the shoes were too supple to 
support me through hiking from 9 in the morning to half past 5 in the 
evening. I do have custom made insoles, but they are very supple and 
just give me extra support on a few places to get my feet and ankles 
better aligned. Any comments? My ankles held up great, though. Still, 
this is the trails in the Netherlands, so I still want to try the 
shoes in the mountains.

Saskia
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Jan Heideveld & Saskia Daru
janpalm@wanadoo.nl
saskia.home@wanadoo.nl
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