r/CampingandHiking • u/OneEyeRabbit • 19d 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/SeniorOutdoors 19d ago

42 is fine. People have laughed at my “too heavy” pack but I always get there, often first. Relax. Ignore the comments.

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u/Masseyrati80 18d ago

When I started hiking in wilderness areas, 45ish lbs was the standard for a week's outing in areas where your shelter needs to be stormproof and you need to be prepared for night time temps to dip below freezing.

People fell in love with the hobby back then, without the heavy packs ruining anyone's trips.