How much should your pack weigh in proportion to your body weight? What's reasonable? What's excessive?
I try to develop some "ground rules" for how much a person should carry based on their body weight. See: Proportional Pack Weight.
HJ
Interesting. Hadn't thought about it, but it makes sense that it would be less for kids.climbant wrote:I've read 10% body weight for the kids, not sure about adults.
I've been getting out for about 22 lbs (including food, fuel, and water) for a solo weekend trip lately. Getting it under 20 lbs is pretty darned good.climbant wrote:As light as possible is what I aim for, so for me 19 pounds which I can usually get under unless its a longer trip or I have the kids with me.
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