Re: [Philmont]: "Base Weight" of each person's pack

> Great advice on the "base weight" of each person's pack. From the way I
> read it, your TOTAL pack weight, including pack and personal gear, is a
> maximum of 25#. With the backpacking treks we've done, that's a doable
> weight and certainly a good benchmark for each trekker. Although we've
> always tried to limit gear, I've never quite thought of setting a maximum
> base weight.
>
> Within that 25#, could you share with us the items that comprise that
> weight? Obviously, pack, sleeping bag, pad, raingear and personal
clothing.
> What else do you include?

Pete,

Yes, the TOTAL weight goal was 25#s. For what it's worth, here is my list:

My Philmont Gear

House:

Kelty Clark One Man

Tripod Stool

Kitchen:

Lexan Bowl

REI 16oz cup

Lexan Spoon

9 cup coffee pot (perk stuff removed) Acts as holder for my MSR Whisperlite

1 Quart fuel bottle

4 quart pot (we used 2 on the trek)

Hot pad

Dobbie Pad, Camp suds

20 Turkey Bags

Misc. Spices in camera film containers

Spatula

3 ea. 32 oz Nalgene water bottles

Medium Pack Towel

Bedroom:

Lightweight sleeping bag

3/4-inch, 3/4-length Thermarest

Polypropylene long johns

Stocking Hat

Polertec 100 gloves

Shorts

Waterproof stuff sack

Closet:

2 quick dry t-shirts

2 pair convertible pants

3 synthetic boxer shorts

3 sock liners

3 wool socks

Polertec 100 long-sleeved shirt

OmniTech Rain Suit (jacket and pants)

Leather boots, gortex lined

Nike 800 series running shoes (for camp)

Boonie Hat

2 handkerchiefs

Bathroom:

Orange plastic shovel

Roll of TP

Personal kit (tooth brush, tooth paste (small), razor, comb)

Sun Screen

Misc.:

Dana Design 6200 CU Pack

large 6 mil plastic bag as a liner

Sil-Nylon pack cover

Trekking pole

VERY COMPLETE first aid kit 18oz

Black Diamond LED Headlamp

Small Journal with pen

10 Aluminum Gutter Nails, Painted Florescent Orange

Nikon 2100 with 4ea. 128 MB Cards

4 sets AA batteries for camera (one set per memory card, filled all 4 with
photos)

Garmin EtrexLegend GPS (OK, I am a techno-geek, used it twice)

For troop gear that we took, we took a sil-nylon 10x12 tarp, used trekking
poles for the poles. We took a total of 2 4-quart pots for cooking. We
took 2 MSR MiniWorks and a spare filter. These are VERY easy to field clean
and worth the effort. We also used polar pure, 2 caps per quart. We took 2
MSR WisperLite stoves and 2 Quarts of fuel. Had some left over.

I suspect the influence of the "Complete Walker" by Colin Fletcher and
"Lightweight Backpacking" by Ray Jardine is probably obvious. An awful lot
of great information in those books. Also, just fun to read. Honestly,
this is pretty much my usual gear on our monthly campouts. For our Boundary
Waters trips I am fond of replacing my tent with my Hennessy Hammock. And,
I will also take a small duffel for luxuries.

Anyway, that's my list. I suspect you are connected with one of the
country's greatest resources of backpacking gear and techniques. This list
has an amazing amount of info.

Bill Keller

wkeller@troop47.com

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Received on Tue Sep 28 11:23:56 2004