[pct-l] Followup Backpack Question

[walkinglarry at yahoo.com (larry hillberg)]

You should recognize that you are receiving answers
from all levels of backpacking experience, tending
towards the more experienced.  In short, most have
learned from their past, good and bad.  Even their
experiences are individual and perhaps not at all
representative.  Even a successful thru hike does not
necessarily create an expert.  Thru hikers in the past
few years had it pretty good with the weather.  That
includes my own thru hike.  Yet anything can happen in
the high country, and does.

The gear you carry should be consistent with your own
level of experience.  Lighter is better for sure, but
don't overlook your own needs and wants.

Just my two cents worth.

Larry H

--- SW <wohlken@geaugaparkdistrict.org> wrote:
> Hello again everyone--
> 
> I've received so much great information from
> everyone since my last question regarding backpacks
> that I think it will take me weeks to follow through
> on all the suggestions--but that is what it's all
> about :-).  Anyway, I have a follow-up question that
> I think I already know the answer to, but I am
> curious to see how you all feel about this issue. 
> This centers around a debate raging right now
> between my trail partner and myself.  Her stance is
> that this long trek is in effect an expedition, and
> as such we should carry packs (albeit, all with
> ultralight gear and using as light of a pack as we
> can find) with a cu. in. range of 4800-5500
> (especially to handle all the food and water during
> times that we won't be able to re-supply).  I, on
> the other hand, feel that as long as we are going as
> light a possible, that also includes bringing only
> the basics--and thus, in theory, we should not need
> that much capacity.  I don't really know what the
> perfect capacity would be, but I would say that a
> 2000 cu. in. pack wouldn't be out of the
> question--with a 4800 cu. in. pack being the
> absolute largest capacity that I would even consider
> at this point.  Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks again to everyone who has been so generous. 
> You all are making me feel like we can actually pull
> this little adventure off :-) !
> 
> Shane
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