[pct-l] Trail Shoes

[msaenz at mve-architects.com (Mike Saenz)]

Hallelujah! I've SEEN The Light!

Yep! I'm currently at about 13-1/2 pounds in base weight with my new
kit! My REI Aconcagua-fanna-far-fanna pack and TNF Slickrock Tent
together are 11 pounds!
That and now I won't have enough room to pack my "fluff-gear", so I'll
be walking light! Next addition: A quilt! My current bag is almost 4
pounds...

But 30 mile days? Hmmmmm.... I dunno about THAT.


Oh, and BTW- a six pack of oilcans??? Two's the limit. And that's only
on short days. But that cool brew at the end of that 1st day's hike is
well worth the weight!


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-----Original Message-----
From: Freiman, Paul [mailto:pfreiman@ucsd.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:04 PM
To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Cc: Mike Saenz
Subject: [pct-l] Trail Shoes

No, that's not the Mike I know.  Why a 6 pack of oilers alone would be
over 13 pounds!
The Mike I know was proud that he was carrying too much weight to hike
over 10 miles in a day.  
Now WE are going to do some 30's, aren't we, Mike?
Capt Bivy


Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:47:21 -0800
From: "Mike Saenz" <msaenz@mve-architects.com>
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As I'm putting together a UL kit, I'm looking for a good replacement for
my hiking boots.
I've been able to drop my base weight from just under 30 pounds (yep- I
wasn't UL by ANY definition!) to just over 13 (woo-hoo!).
So I'm saying adios to my boots for my big mile hikes.