[pct-l] Thru-Hikers and cans (was Scary bear story&nothangingfood)

[saskiadaru at xs4all.nl (Saskia Daru)]

Hi there,

Dude: As you might have gathered from the fact that I carry my gear in a
GoLite Breeze, I do know about lightening the load. I've been trying hard to
reduce the clutter in my pack. There is very little that I could now take
out of my pack that is not essential. When I speak about a bigger pack, I
still speak about an ultralight frameless pack. Not one of the big monster
packs with full suspension and internal frame! I have one of those, from my
earlier days of backpacking. I even carried it on the PCT in Washington and
Oregon. That's when I decided that ultralight was the way to go... I was
only looking at packs like the Gossamer Gear Mariposa pack. It is supposed
to start shipping soon, anyone been able to sneak a peak?

AsABat:
A GVP G4 is much much bigger than a Breeze! (without counting the mesh
departments it is about 4000 cubic inches for a G4 and 2900 for a Breeze)
As to what else is there: my shelter (Henry Shires' tarptent), a filter (I
know, I know, I don't want to start that discussion again!!), one pot to
cook with (inside is the alcohol stove etc), small stuff like a notebook, a
pen, maps, two plastic cups, a poncho against the rain.
Everything will more or less fit, but it will be so snug that the back will
be round and not more or less flat. I wonder how my back will tolerate that.
I don't have space enough in the pack to polster it with my sleeping bag and
clothes. The BearVault fits too snugly!

I'll try it out this weekend, and let you know...

Saskia

> From: "AsABat" <AsABat@4Jeffrey.Net>
> Reply-To: AsABat <AsABat@4Jeffrey.Net>
> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 12:53:15 -0700
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Thru-Hikers and cans (was Scary bear
> story&nothangingfood)
> 
>> I have bought a BearVault. I usually carry a GoLite
> Breeze. It does fit, but except for my clothes and my sleeping bag,
> nothing else does!
> 
> 
> What else is there? If you're using a GoLite, you should be pretty light on
> the gear. I have a BearVault and a GVP G4. My sleeping bag goes in first,
> then the BearVault vertically. On one side on the BearVault I shove my tent
> (Europa II), on the other my jacket and rain coat. There's still plenty of
> room on top on the BearVault to fill the extension collar with whatever
> extra clothes and stuff I need. I still have room for a camera and ham
> radio.
> 
> AsABat
> 
> 
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