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Lightening up the load with a Forbes 20B +
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<blockquote data-quote="COBrad" data-source="post: 1064182" data-attributes="member: 1940"><p>I switched all my backpacking gear over to ultra light stuff about 10 years ago. I got my 3 day pack weight down to 23 lbs, including the clothes I was wearing. Ultra light stuff can cut weight, but it is not as sturdy or durable. I found I had to be careful with my gear, and it all had to be top end stuff to perform as needed. On a spring mountain goat scouting trip I found myself at 12000' on top of 5' of hard spring snow, in 30-40 mph winds, with more snow falling. I use a MSR tarp tent, and had snow blowing in under it. I stayed warm and dry, but it was a tense 24 hours. There is almost no room for error using ultra light gear. </p><p>That said, google ultra light backpacking and you'll find a bunch of great information. I'm getting too old and fat to carry all the heavy stuff I used to take for granted. I really like ultra light rifles now too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="COBrad, post: 1064182, member: 1940"] I switched all my backpacking gear over to ultra light stuff about 10 years ago. I got my 3 day pack weight down to 23 lbs, including the clothes I was wearing. Ultra light stuff can cut weight, but it is not as sturdy or durable. I found I had to be careful with my gear, and it all had to be top end stuff to perform as needed. On a spring mountain goat scouting trip I found myself at 12000' on top of 5' of hard spring snow, in 30-40 mph winds, with more snow falling. I use a MSR tarp tent, and had snow blowing in under it. I stayed warm and dry, but it was a tense 24 hours. There is almost no room for error using ultra light gear. That said, google ultra light backpacking and you'll find a bunch of great information. I'm getting too old and fat to carry all the heavy stuff I used to take for granted. I really like ultra light rifles now too. [/QUOTE]
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