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For the guys who hunt LR with heavy rifles, a question:
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<blockquote data-quote="BrentM" data-source="post: 2007733" data-attributes="member: 61747"><p>The more I think about it the more I recall how few people actually cover the distance you are talking about and in mountain terrain. Yeah people do hike around but just not nearly as much as they think they do. Where I hunted a couple weeks ago one trail was 7 miles to the summit and mostly flat up a long drainage. The other trails I used went from 7500-9500 ft at the summits and only 3 miles. Not one single hunter without a horse hit those summits but man they sure talked a lot sh!t about the miles they put in. I just lol'd. </p><p></p><p>My outfitter buddy I guide for is 6'4" and 300 lbs. I'm 5'6" and 170. Our tolerance for weight is not the same. In the end, Greyfox said it, it's a personal thing and none of us can really answer your question. It boils down to your own tolerances and abilities. Not everyone is built to haul heavy loads long distances and do it day in and out. I think it's bit arrogant for someone to say 5 lbs isn't that big of deal and just lose weight etc. Maybe you are already fit, maybe the area is absolutely brutal, and maybe your feet can't handle days of abuse, maybe spending several thousand on light weight gear is not in the cards. Truth is, no one knows you better than you know you. I just have no desire to pack more weight than necessary, I'm not getting a special prize at the end of the day because my pack is heavier than anyone else's and I find little pleasure in un-necessary suffering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrentM, post: 2007733, member: 61747"] The more I think about it the more I recall how few people actually cover the distance you are talking about and in mountain terrain. Yeah people do hike around but just not nearly as much as they think they do. Where I hunted a couple weeks ago one trail was 7 miles to the summit and mostly flat up a long drainage. The other trails I used went from 7500-9500 ft at the summits and only 3 miles. Not one single hunter without a horse hit those summits but man they sure talked a lot sh!t about the miles they put in. I just lol'd. My outfitter buddy I guide for is 6'4" and 300 lbs. I'm 5'6" and 170. Our tolerance for weight is not the same. In the end, Greyfox said it, it's a personal thing and none of us can really answer your question. It boils down to your own tolerances and abilities. Not everyone is built to haul heavy loads long distances and do it day in and out. I think it's bit arrogant for someone to say 5 lbs isn't that big of deal and just lose weight etc. Maybe you are already fit, maybe the area is absolutely brutal, and maybe your feet can't handle days of abuse, maybe spending several thousand on light weight gear is not in the cards. Truth is, no one knows you better than you know you. I just have no desire to pack more weight than necessary, I'm not getting a special prize at the end of the day because my pack is heavier than anyone else's and I find little pleasure in un-necessary suffering. [/QUOTE]
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