This chart
represents our approximate base pack weights without food and
water. We kept our base weights pretty
much the same, but Scott carried more food and water than I did.
The base weights do
not include the clothes we wore or our hiking poles.
|
Gear |
Description |
ozs. |
number |
weight extension |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
packs |
Arc Teryx Khamsin 38 modified |
32 |
2 |
64 |
|
sleeping bag |
Feathered Friends |
16 |
2 |
32 |
|
sleeping bag liner |
|
4 |
2 |
8 |
|
pad |
3/4 inch Therma Rest |
16 |
2 |
32 |
|
tent and ground cloth |
homemade tarp tent w/Tyvek g.c. |
40 |
1 |
40 |
|
cook pot |
titanium large pot |
10 |
1 |
10 |
|
spoons |
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
camera & film |
very heavy fully adjustable Pentax |
20 |
1 |
20 |
|
extra clothes (not worn) |
|
40 |
2 |
80 |
|
first aid, etc. |
|
12 |
1 |
12 |
|
sunscreen |
|
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
bear bag |
URSACK |
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
water filter |
|
14.4 |
1 |
14.4 |
|
fuel tabs |
about 5 days worth |
10 |
1 |
10 |
|
fuel tab "stove" |
|
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
umbrella |
|
16 |
2 |
32 |
|
guide book section |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
piece of a book |
|
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
foot care stuff |
|
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
pocketmail |
|
8.5 |
1 |
8.5 |
|
cell phone |
|
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
glasses |
|
3 |
2 |
6 |
|
compass |
|
2.25 |
1 |
2.25 |
|
knife/whistle |
|
1.25 |
1 |
1.25 |
|
mini maglight |
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
head lamp |
|
5.25 |
1 |
5.25 |
|
ditty bags |
toothbrushes/pills, etc |
1.5 |
2 |
3 |
|
big bag of pain killers |
|
1.25 |
1 |
1.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gear weight (ozs.) |
|
|
|
411.9 |
|
split two ways (ozs.) |
|
|
|
205.95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base Pack weight (desert) |
|
|
|
12.87 lbs. each |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Base Pack weight (Sierras) |
see notes |
|
|
14.87 lbs. each |
Comments
We carried more
water than most people we ran into. We
just felt better that way. We also
found that we drank a lot of water. I found
it harder to “camel up” at water spots and carried more water because of it.
In the Sierras, we
exchanged our umbrellas for ice axes, which was pretty much an even exchange as
far as weight. We dumped our axes in
Lone Pine after talking with Southbound JMT hikers. There was hardly any snow when we went through due to our late
start. Our 20-degree sleeping bags
weighed a pound more and we added rain gear and long underwear as well. (I was
already carrying my long underwear bottoms earlier.)
See additional
gear notes for further details.