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<blockquote data-quote="mnoland30" data-source="post: 502223" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I like paper towel toilet paper. I cut a roll in half with an electric knife (don't tell my wife). I used to be sort of anal about the amount of paper I carried and counted out how much I'd need. A bout with some bug that infected everyone in camp except me, convinced me that there are times when a roll of toilet paper is worth $1 a sheet. We all were short of paper by the end of that trip. </p><p></p><p>My first hike in the Grand Canyon everyone took heavy boots and tennis shoes. I had light boots, and I was the only one not wearing tennis shoes on the hike out. Now I hike in tennis shoes. Read Ray Jardin's "Beyond Backpacking" for some great ideas about ultra light packing. My last trip down the Canyon my buddy hiked out with a 10 lb. pack. You can't pack that light to hunt, but you can sure cut some lbs. without affecting comfort or survival.</p><p></p><p>If you don't roll around too much, you can use the 3/8" blue foam as pad and ground cloth. I tried that on my last winter trip, and it worked well. I've used the thin foil space blankets for ground cloth, 4 mil plastic, silicon sail cloth, and nylon, and most are noisy, slippery and add weight. The space blanket didn't last the week, but works for an overnight or weekend. The blue foam is only 8 ounces. For around 20 ounces, you could carry a full length Thermarest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnoland30, post: 502223, member: 29323"] I like paper towel toilet paper. I cut a roll in half with an electric knife (don't tell my wife). I used to be sort of anal about the amount of paper I carried and counted out how much I'd need. A bout with some bug that infected everyone in camp except me, convinced me that there are times when a roll of toilet paper is worth $1 a sheet. We all were short of paper by the end of that trip. My first hike in the Grand Canyon everyone took heavy boots and tennis shoes. I had light boots, and I was the only one not wearing tennis shoes on the hike out. Now I hike in tennis shoes. Read Ray Jardin's "Beyond Backpacking" for some great ideas about ultra light packing. My last trip down the Canyon my buddy hiked out with a 10 lb. pack. You can't pack that light to hunt, but you can sure cut some lbs. without affecting comfort or survival. If you don't roll around too much, you can use the 3/8" blue foam as pad and ground cloth. I tried that on my last winter trip, and it worked well. I've used the thin foil space blankets for ground cloth, 4 mil plastic, silicon sail cloth, and nylon, and most are noisy, slippery and add weight. The space blanket didn't last the week, but works for an overnight or weekend. The blue foam is only 8 ounces. For around 20 ounces, you could carry a full length Thermarest. [/QUOTE]
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