11 lbs. is my total weight for everything except food and water--and that's hiking in the high Cascades or Rockies, 3 season (temps down to 10*F). While for what you want you do need a more robust pack, probably an external frame, 11 lbs. for the pack alone is ridiculous.

Here is a gear list for a high altitude elk hunt in Colorado. Note that his pack (pack frame plus pack bag plus pack pocket) weighs 4.6 lbs.


Edited by OregonMouse (11/20/14 05:33 PM)
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