I've done a lot of shopping and have just about everything now.
I expect the final base weight to be about 7.5kg.
Base Weight is weight before food and other consumables.
That's good, but not perfect. I'm a big guy, so my backpack and
sleeping bag are a bit bigger than they might be, that costs some
weight.
I'm also carrying a kindle, a phone, and a charger that does both. In
some circles that seems to be considered inordinate luxury, I don't
think I'd even consider the trek without a kindle.
If I take all the removable weight from my pack (frame and removable
bits.), switch to a lighter (non-locking) knife, ditch the kindle and
phone I'd get over a kilo back. I'll see how important my kindle is
after a week of dragging it around.
One of the nice things about the trail is that after 35 miles in you get to the first
re-supply location/hostel, my general plan is to bring the smallest
amont of gear I can, and make up for any deficiencies there.
7.5kg is a great weight if you can maintain it. I've always found it hard to keep below 10.. Remember you always have 1-2kg of water to lug about too, so dry weight isn't what's on your back ;-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the trip, it sounds fantastic!
The 'real' weight I'm carting around will be higher, but I can't do much about the food and water so I thought I'd best get it as low as possible.
ReplyDeleteWatching 3 guys take four hours to box up your life and leave behind a single 55l rucksack really brings home how few creature comforts the next six months are going to have.
Psyched and Scared.
T.