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*All items have been
weighed to the nearest pounds, ounces, tenth-ounces
(00-00.0) on certified postal scales. Please keep in mind
that the total of these numbers represents “dry packweight”
(food and water not included). Food and water can add
considerable weight, and that added weight will vary
according to water availability and the number of days
between food re-supply. Customarily, I carry no more than
two liters (a tad under four pounds) of water at any given
time, even across barren stretches, because I travel light
and travel fast. My food bag, on average, contains no more
than two pounds/day. So, out of town and fully loaded for
three days between re-supply, the average for this trek, my
total packweight (water to the next source, plus food) would
likely come in at or below 21 pounds. It should be noted
that ultra-light backpacks are not designed to carry heavy
loads, nor should one be trekking in lightweight
cross-trainers when lugging heavy packs. |
