My current G4 weighs about a pound. I have modified it with a padded aluminum stay back support. This pack is sweet with under 25 to 28 pounds total weight. Hard to hit on a 4 day trip in the smokies in early spring. I had about 32 in it and it was decent. I too have my eye on the Blaze AC 60. The reveiws in Backpacker are very excellent even up to 50 pounds. My big worry is if I have a pack that will carry the load will I start to utilise it? I would already be uping my base weight bye switching to a Blaze AC 60. Would a better support system make it less noticable? I carried a 50 pounder years ago, I dont want to go there again! What to Do?
PS.I am talking over all weight with cold weather gear and all folks,not baseweight.