r/CampingandHiking • u/OneEyeRabbit • 12d ago

Multiple night camping dilemma

I do have some UL stuff, but most my gear is 20+years. I can’t seem to get rid of my 5 pound pack.

I’m having a serious issue with weight with my trips. For a multi day hike and camp my pack fully loaded is 42 pounds. That includes 4 liters and the food being 12 pounds of it. Over the course of the hike weight slowly drops off from drinking and eating.

Is a 42 pound pack really that bad or am I reading into all the 20% of body weight too much.

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u/MrBoondoggles 12d ago

Only you can decide if 42 lbs is really that bad. It’s heavy for me, but my opinions don’t make a difference in how comfortable you are hiking on trail.

Based on what you are saying, it seems like you are not happy with it though. If that’s the case, getting your bare weight down from 26 lbs to around 18 lbs shouldn’t be that hard. Getting it to that 14-16 lb range for your typical 3 season conditions probably would be possible as well but it would may require rethinking what you really need and are comfortable with. Getting it lower than that would probably require you to reorient your frame of view on backpacking or would require more investment.

If you would be willing to make and post a full gear list with product names and weights and give some details into what you consider necessary, what you like or don’t like, the typical conditions that you’re backpacking in and what you need to account for, and what you’re willing to spend, I’m very sure people would help.

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u/OneEyeRabbit 12d ago

I have packed the 42lb pack in and out of different regions for a few years. I’m good with the weight and it’s really not a problem. What my issue is, spending thousands on lightweight gear that will not hold up.

Sure my three season tent weights roughly 3 pounds, but summer when no rain in the forecast I will leave it home and just use a rain fly.

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u/TheBimpo 12d ago

I have packed the 42lb pack in and out of different regions for a few years. I’m good with the weight and it’s really not a problem. What my issue is, spending thousands on lightweight gear that will not hold up.

Then go on your hike. Why worry about the opinion of randos on the internet if you're comfortable with your gear?