Almost everything you're showing is way too big and way too heavy partner. Most of my journeys are in the 18-24 lb range with 4 qts of water in pack with everything. See my latest videos. Leave the trekking poles, get rid of your bag, it should be under two pounds, as should your sleeping gear and tent/tarp. If you will read the inexpensive book, LIGHTEN UP, by, Don Ladigin, you will find a multitude of ways to lighten your load. Counting ounces is good, but your current equipment is all wrong.
If your going to weigh your pack and its contents, why not try to make it as light as possible? 25 lbs before food and water... why not try to get down to 15?
at first i was annoyed with how unmanly this guy is, but then i watched it again and it's freakin hilarious how excited he is about it. way to go dude, you did it!
Something that may help you in the future is the cottage industries that are making very high quality, lightweight gear. I think you'd be amazed at their products. Check out Jason Klaus' videos for more information. Best of luck.
you are weighing your pack because you are so skinny you would probaly break in half if you carried more than 15 kils on your back....ultralightbackpacking=pussybackpacking.
@Glucoperon that makes so much sense, thankfully last time someone was killed by a bear here in Sweden was... 1902... I will take a look at it though. See if it is recommended around here.
@Skywa1ker1987 Had to write back and clarify. This weighing was done in the mail room of The Fresno Bee. That's a newspaper, not a U.S. postal office. And everyone in the video is an employee of the newspaper.
Holy crap!! 25 lbs?? That's the weight I'm carying with a full 6 days of food and fuel...aouch! I left Kennedy Meadows with 35 lbs total, JMT nothbound no ressuplies.
@ClassicCity17 have you carried a 50 pound pack over 211 miles of super rugged terrain at mostly above 10000 feet before? ounces matter and ounces add up especially if your old
Yeah, you're right on. I think I was in big-time denial. Glad I survived that backpack ... 78 miles in eight days. Never done one quite that long before.
That is a nice scale...did you notice when you weighed you pack that waist harness wasn't completely on the scale? The stiffness of it likely held a significant amount of weight off the scale.
Hey, you're right. I didn't notice the waist belt was caught when I weighed it. I thought that backpack felt a little heavy! Actually, by the third day, I didn't even notice the weight of my pack.
Almost everything you're showing is way too big and way too heavy partner. Most of my journeys are in the 18-24 lb range with 4 qts of water in pack with everything. See my latest videos. Leave the trekking poles, get rid of your bag, it should be under two pounds, as should your sleeping gear and tent/tarp. If you will read the inexpensive book, LIGHTEN UP, by, Don Ladigin, you will find a multitude of ways to lighten your load. Counting ounces is good, but your current equipment is all wrong.
rainbowhiker 5 months ago
by the way the larger, see through and easier to open blue bear canister is lighter so get one lol
Glucoperon 8 months ago
haha he over thinks to much i bet he died
kylegosrawr 8 months ago
If your going to weigh your pack and its contents, why not try to make it as light as possible? 25 lbs before food and water... why not try to get down to 15?
CowboyKeN19 10 months ago
at first i was annoyed with how unmanly this guy is, but then i watched it again and it's freakin hilarious how excited he is about it. way to go dude, you did it!
cameronwojo 1 year ago
this makes me worry about the future of men.
cameronwojo 1 year ago
You aren't weighing the items correctly.
agun17 1 year ago
Loose the bear canaster and just hang you're food
bobo1623 1 year ago
@bobo1623 many places now require bear canisters
CowboyKeN19 10 months ago
@bobo1623 u have to have them on the jmt, it sucks
hobbes95811 9 months ago
Something that may help you in the future is the cottage industries that are making very high quality, lightweight gear. I think you'd be amazed at their products. Check out Jason Klaus' videos for more information. Best of luck.
slodeth5 1 year ago
you are weighing your pack because you are so skinny you would probaly break in half if you carried more than 15 kils on your back....ultralightbackpacking=pussybackpacking.
assholebjorn 1 year ago
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agun17 1 year ago
wait.... beer canister? why the fuck would you want to bring that much beer :O
timonix2 1 year ago
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agun17 1 year ago
@timonix2 bear canister! for bears. so the cant get your food.
Glucoperon 8 months ago
@Glucoperon that makes so much sense, thankfully last time someone was killed by a bear here in Sweden was... 1902... I will take a look at it though. See if it is recommended around here.
timonix2 8 months ago
or you could just work out a little
cbr6864 1 year ago
United States post officers hard at work. Using my tax dollars to weigh their hiking gear. I wish i could say I'm surprised.
Skywa1ker1987 2 years ago
@Skywa1ker1987 Had to write back and clarify. This weighing was done in the mail room of The Fresno Bee. That's a newspaper, not a U.S. postal office. And everyone in the video is an employee of the newspaper.
mgrossi8 1 year ago
great video!
marmotpro 2 years ago
Holy crap!! 25 lbs?? That's the weight I'm carying with a full 6 days of food and fuel...aouch! I left Kennedy Meadows with 35 lbs total, JMT nothbound no ressuplies.
franczazou 2 years ago
25 pounds is a lot. Ultra-light backpackers can get down to 10 pounds easily.
tybrady64 3 years ago
Oh, you ounce counters. If it feels light, pack it. No need to be a sissy!
ClassicCity17 3 years ago 4
i know, tell me about it. i was humping 50 pound packs at 11 - 12 years old, john muir trail. 25 pounds does not seem heavy at all!
vutEwa 2 years ago
@ClassicCity17 have you carried a 50 pound pack over 211 miles of super rugged terrain at mostly above 10000 feet before? ounces matter and ounces add up especially if your old
Glucoperon 8 months ago 2
He should keep working on that base pack weight. My 3-season Base Pack Weight is down to 8 lbs. can hardly feel it on my shoulders.
contactm3 4 years ago
Much easier just to use Metric.
Group51 4 years ago
the pack strap was holding the pack off the scale....humm, are we in denial here?
brawny03 4 years ago
Yeah, you're right on. I think I was in big-time denial. Glad I survived that backpack ... 78 miles in eight days. Never done one quite that long before.
mgrossi8 4 years ago
That is a nice scale...did you notice when you weighed you pack that waist harness wasn't completely on the scale? The stiffness of it likely held a significant amount of weight off the scale.
Happy trails!
mfloreshostel 4 years ago
Hey, you're right. I didn't notice the waist belt was caught when I weighed it. I thought that backpack felt a little heavy! Actually, by the third day, I didn't even notice the weight of my pack.
mgrossi8 4 years ago