Weight

Last weekend, I put all of my stuff in my backpack, including my gloves and my jacket, but not my food or water and it came in at 22 pounds. I decided that was too much weight and so I went online and ordered the Golite Pinnacle pack, it weighs 2 pounds, instead of the current one that I have that is 4.4 pounds. I now have 3 backpacks, 2 water filters, 2 tents, and lots and lots of miscellaneous gear. Of course I’m only bringing one of each, but the more I learn and research, the more I look for different and new, lighter items for my trip. I have also decided that my hydration pouch (a water bag with a hose off of it that can be clipped to the backpack to drink from) weights too much 3.8 ounces, regular water bottles are only 1 ounce each and are easier to access to refill while on the trail. I removed a couple of other “luxury items” like my Tyvek sheet, tags and labels from all items and my jacket from my pack (if I have it I should be wearing it) and my pack is now down to 15 lbs, I’m sure the weight will fluctuate between now and when I officially start but I am much happier with this weight. I will post pictures and weights of all of the gear that I will have with me when I start my trip in a later post.