How much does your day hike kit/pack weigh?

[HikingMano]

Yeah, thanks for expounding, Statius. :thumbup: Good stuff.

 

[statius]

I carry a fixed blade. I have a new one coming in that I bought here from Bill Akers (bacustomknives). Sold my previous fixed blade a couple weeks ago. Waiting anxiously for this one. A nice little user, I think:

 

[sicily02]

Yep, I agree that looks pretty cool.

 

[HikingMano]

Changed a few things around and added a synthetic insulative jacket. Also put the heavy duty space blanket back on the pack, it's handy as a ground sheet for sitting that's easy to roll up and pack back up with no fuss.

Right now, I'm at 16.8 lbs with backpack and belt kit. Back to the drawing board this weekend to see what I can drop or lighten.

 

[sicily02]

Pics or it did not happen lol.
I am just kidding great job man, I look forward to hearing what you
do this weekend with you gear.

I also got my Houdini wind shirt in my pack now too.

HikingMano, that large pouch you carry on your belt, It is the Vertical GP pouch the 7x5x2 or the 7x5x4??

Bryan

 

[Pilot1]

For day hikes I go really light. Most of the weight is water and my CZ-75D PCR, 9MM with spare mag.

Compass
Map
Cell Phone
Bundeswehr SAK Trekker
BRKT Bravo-1, Gunny, Production Recluse, RC-3, RC-4 depending on terrain and mood.
Firestarter/matches
Two bottles water
Fenix E01
Wallet
2 packs peanut butter crackers or similar

 

[HikingMano]

Bryan, it's the 7x5x2 :thumbup: How are you liking the Wind Shirt so far?

 

[sicily02]

HikingMano, I thought that was the one. but wanted to make sure lol.

I love it. I have used it twice so far and since it is so light it is in my pack.

Bryan,

 

[Erasmus]

My daypack this winter was right around 20lbs. In it, I have up to 5L of water, survival kit, sheath knife, dog biscuits, granola bars, cornbread, space blanket, gloves, xtra shotgun shells, alcohol stove, Trek 700 cup, compact binocs, cans of tunafish or chicken, good needlenose pliers, &etc.

My labs get 4 1/2L of that water. I'm gonna need a water truck for them in the summer!

 

[The Ice Bear]

April-October, Around 25 to 30 lbs
October-April 35-45 (depends on axe choice and if I take a sleeping bag)

Long camping trips, carrying everything in can get up near 100 with cook gear, stove, sleeping bag, pad, all the normal junk that 2 people or more should carry but I choose to do on my own cus I'm a retard at times.

 

[Macchina]

april-october, around 25 to 30 lbs
october-april 35-45 (depends on axe choice and if i take a sleeping bag)

long camping trips, carrying everything in can get up near 100 with cook gear, stove, sleeping bag, pad, all the normal junk that 2 people or more should carry but i choose to do on my own cus i'm a retard at times.

HOLY CRAP!

Unless you are carrying two of cook gear, stove, sleeping bag, etc., how do you get it over 100 lbs.? The heaviest I've gone was for a week long trip which we hiked into Havasu Falls (11 miles into a leg of the Grand Canyon), and that pack weighed about 45 lbs. with a gallon of water and an extra daypack! My recent winter trip pack weighed about 35 lbs. and that included a shovel and an axe. I cannot imagine what 100 lbs. would look like, care to expound on some of the gear you use?

 

[ohski]

I did a 21 day backpacking trip when I was 15... resupply was done on day 11 and my pack for the first leg of the trip was over 90lbs. This was a summer trip and while I won't say any of us were U/L back then we didn't bring and "extras".

All the food was freeze dried and we packed in groups of 2 to split things like fuel/food/cooking gear/tent. My group started in Wyoming and ended in Montana. There were 3 groups total (12 in each) hiking different routes thus allowing for 3 vans and a resupply point in the middle.

I bet my pack would have weighed more but that was all I could carry back then. I know my partners pack was heavier than mine but I can't remember by how much.

Ski

 

[dextersp1]

It really depends upon the time of year and where I'm going. In winter I could be carrying snow shoes, crampons, ice axe and extra clothing.

 

[mtwarden]

It really depends upon the time of year and where I'm going. In winter I could be carrying snow shoes, crampons, ice axe and extra clothing.

from the original post

I realize kit weights probably get heavier in winter, so let's go with summer or three season for the poll.

clearly heavier in the winter, mine goes from sub 5 to 15+ for winter

 

[dextersp1]

from the original post



clearly heavier in the winter, mine goes from sub 5 to 15+ for winter

I apologize. You wrote a good post and I was too lazy to read it.

I voted in the 11 -15 range. I hike alone and take enough equipment to survive a night our in the woods - no tent or sleeping bag - rain gear, warm clothes, personal location beacon, cell phone.

 

[Mannlicher]

most of what I really NEED for a day hike, can be carried in pockets.

I use a CamelBak MULE though, as it carries my water as well. The whole thing weighs about 5 pounds, plus the three liters of water.

 

[The Ice Bear]

HOLY CRAP!

Unless you are carrying two of cook gear, stove, sleeping bag, etc., how do you get it over 100 lbs.? The heaviest I've gone was for a week long trip which we hiked into Havasu Falls (11 miles into a leg of the Grand Canyon), and that pack weighed about 45 lbs. with a gallon of water and an extra daypack! My recent winter trip pack weighed about 35 lbs. and that included a shovel and an axe. I cannot imagine what 100 lbs. would look like, care to expound on some of the gear you use?

I'm a two legged pack mule, I carry other peoples stuff as well as my own. Easier to start with 100 than keep adding as people start whining you know? 100 lbs looks like a Malice pack with a Kifaru E&E on top, and two on each side. Cheap easy way to just add or subtract gear. the 100 is camping only, I'd have no feet or legs left if that was every day lol

 

[Macchina]

The funny thing about day hike packs is that they usually double in weight when you add water. When I hike with my camelbak MULE, I have 3 liters of water which weighs more than the pack and all my gear combined.

With expandable Mega Rolly Poly collapsed (with a mish-mash of added straps/buckles pulled from other bags):

Expanded (notice the lower waist belt):

Here's a pic of my M.U.L.E. in use in Havasu Falls (it kept me well hydrated and supplied for five 110 degree dayhikes):

 

[mtwarden]

speaking of water

I've been slowly developing a strategy to carry less. There are clearly places (times of year?) that require large water loads no doubt about it (we did a trip in NM where water sources were at times 15+ miles apart), but I think overall most folks simply carry too much water. Now if I were going to err, I'd err w/ a little too much water, but I think w/ proper planning and water treatment options, that very often folks could cut down on the amount of water they carry.

This requires a few strategies to pull it off, one is having a good idea where water sources are at (and having an eye for those ones you don't know about), it requires camping in the vicinity of a water source, "tanking up" in the morning and "tanking up" at water sources. It also obviously requires adequate water treatment.

This isn't something to take lightly, water is obviously very important to our existence, and keeping in mind that areas, seasons and individual needs vary widely- it is something that with some careful forethought, that most of us could probably improve on a bit. I know I certainly have.

 

[HikingMano]

[...]This isn't something to take lightly, water is obviously very important to our existence, and keeping in mind that areas, seasons and individual needs vary widely- it is something that with some careful forethought, that most of us could probably improve on a bit. I know I certainly have.

Just to get an idea, how do you typically do it? How much do you start with depending on distance between sources, how do you treat, etc.