"Honesty is in the beholder's eye." That said I can say I weigh my pack WITH all food & water. As a lightweight (not UL) backpacker I get 7 days with a 35 lb. "first day" weight. A 35 lb pack with 2.5 liters of water is not bad.

Major items include:

SHELTER> TarpTent Contrail, plastic groundcloth & 6 MSR "Groundhog aluminum stakes

SLEEPING> W.M. Megalite down bag & Thermarest regular length UL pad

COOKING> Vargo Jet-TI burner, reg. fuel canister, JetBoil 1.5. L. pot, plastic cup, Cool Whip plastic bowl & Lexan spoon, SteriPen Adventurer water purifier

PACK> REI Cruise UL size L & 2 REI side pockets

Like I said, lightweight, not U.L. I'll take a little discomfort on the trail for more comfort in camp. ("Balance. Everything is balance." Mr. Miyagi, Karate Kid)

Eric


Edited by 300winmag (03/18/08 10:18 AM)
_________________________
"There are no comfortable backpacks. Some are just less uncomfortable than others."