[philmont] Practice Pack Weight - Was: "Too Quiet"

I train at 55 pounds, and usually carry between 35 and 40 on the Ranch.

Ched Hudson wrote:
> Like Steve, my pack contents were somewhat different from trip to trip as I
> tried out new items and discarded others that hadn't worked as well as I'd
> hoped. Sounds like you're doing all the right things to get yourself ready.
>
> Speaking from the downhill side of 50, you might consider upping your pack
> weight during your training hikes. I found that I could pack pretty light
> for myself, but then would acquire extra poundage from scouts that were
> having pack or boot problems and needed to lighten up, or surplus from
> scouts who couldn't cram another ounce of crew food in their packs, etc. A
> pack that felt comfortable at 35 pounds can start pinching or chafing and be
> pretty uncomfortable at 45 or 50 pounds, and it's better to know that early
> than discover it a Philmont. Also, if you train at 45 pounds and weigh in at
> the Welcome Center at 35 pounds, you will in some part offset the additional
> challenge you'll experience from the increase in altitude.
>
> My preferences are for the Crazy Creek Sling Chair/recliner (worth every
> ounce for me on our 2006 trek) and a mix of soft and hard-sided water
> containers - hard-sided for primary drinking container and two crew water
> bottles, plus one or two soft-sided to fold up in the pack until needed for
> those Big Water days. Others' mileage may vary. Being cheap, I used plastic
> seltzer water bottles instead of Nalgenes - pretty durable, easily
> identifiable, and my family generates an ample supply of them.
>
> 129 on the '08 waiting list and.......waiting.
>
>
>>Ched Hudson
>
> ASM Troop 994, Fairfax Station, VA
> Philmont '67, '04, '06
>

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Received on Sat May 5 13:07:25 2007