Pockets also slow you down as they tend to collect smellable items. It
only took a few days for most of the stuff in my pockets to end up and
stay in the ditty bag I used for personal smellable. (Actually, I used 2
ditty bags, one for the bear bag and a second for the Oops bag). I found
I spent less time at set up and break down that way.
>>A big pack with lots of pockets to stash stuff is a
>>temptation. I have a similar pack (5400 in) and the space
>>seems to summon stuff (mine or someone elses) to jump into
>>it. If/when I do Philmont again, I think I would look for a
>>smaller (lighter) pack. I left basecamp with 52 pounds
>>(everything - personal, crew, food, water) so it wasn't too
>>bad but could have been lighter. At one point I had over 70
>>pounds due to carrying extra water to bridge a dry camp.
>>
>>
>>Randy Pfeifer
>>(847) 632-5563
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