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On losing weight (on the AT...)
Sep. 24th, 2007 12:06 pmSo one goal of mine is to get back on the Appalachian Trail and through-hike it again. A local outfitter has been having a huge sale, so I have gone in a few times to poke around.
I picked up a book detailing the Benton MacKaye Trail, which runs about 300 miles, roughly parallel to the southernmost part of the AT. The book only covers the first 93 miles of the Trail, basically just the Georgia section. 93 miles is about a week's worth of backpacking, so I am strongly considering doing that as a spring break trip.
One big desire of mine between now and then is to eliminate about five pounds from the dry weight of my pack; that is to say before food and water are stored. While I was on the AT my pack was about 30 lbs. fully loaded. I am guessing it was about 25 lbs. dry. That is significantly heavier than I would want it. Eliminating five pounds is a goal. Eliminating more than that would be even better.
( More detail than anyone needs on gear changes )
I picked up a book detailing the Benton MacKaye Trail, which runs about 300 miles, roughly parallel to the southernmost part of the AT. The book only covers the first 93 miles of the Trail, basically just the Georgia section. 93 miles is about a week's worth of backpacking, so I am strongly considering doing that as a spring break trip.
One big desire of mine between now and then is to eliminate about five pounds from the dry weight of my pack; that is to say before food and water are stored. While I was on the AT my pack was about 30 lbs. fully loaded. I am guessing it was about 25 lbs. dry. That is significantly heavier than I would want it. Eliminating five pounds is a goal. Eliminating more than that would be even better.
( More detail than anyone needs on gear changes )
