The 25 pounds was a DRY guesstimate but referring back to my pack a few weeks ago on a 5 day packrafting trip (38 pounds with 16 pounds of food and 6 pounds of water to start the trip)…this pack felt crazy light compared to the 38 pounds thus my guess at the weight of 25 pounds. Yes, we didn’t cook anything, shelter was a SOL ESCAPE bivy sack with a $10.00 sleeping bag from recreation outlet that was fairly lightweight since there isn’t much to the bag. I can’t say enough good things about the ESCAPE bivy as it really does breath as they claim. I also wore a head net with my ball cap on to keep the daddy long legs crawling into my bag and all over my face. My pad was a blue closed cell foam pad (Ray Way style – check out RayJardine.com). I slept warm and toasty. Other than that, I had my standard technical gear, wetsuit, synthetic top/bottom and warm layer. The other way I saved weight was only carrying one liter at a time until we neared the MIA exit, we cameled up with three liters in collapsable containers to get us to the narrows.
Sorry I got a little carried away…I’m pretty nerdy on pack weights. When I’m not canyoneering or packrafting my base weight hovers around 10 pounds.
Great stuff. Going through with a 25 pound pack? That is pretty light and that is right!! What did you leave out? cold dinner or stove brought? Just a pull cord, but harness, helmet, food, clothes, sleeping gear. headlamp, dry bagging, knick knacks etc. You warm overnight?
Steven Christensen
Here is a pic of Troy Ayers catching air!
Tayres
Ram,
The 25 pounds was a DRY guesstimate but referring back to my pack a few weeks ago on a 5 day packrafting trip (38 pounds with 16 pounds of food and 6 pounds of water to start the trip)…this pack felt crazy light compared to the 38 pounds thus my guess at the weight of 25 pounds. Yes, we didn’t cook anything, shelter was a SOL ESCAPE bivy sack with a $10.00 sleeping bag from recreation outlet that was fairly lightweight since there isn’t much to the bag. I can’t say enough good things about the ESCAPE bivy as it really does breath as they claim. I also wore a head net with my ball cap on to keep the daddy long legs crawling into my bag and all over my face. My pad was a blue closed cell foam pad (Ray Way style – check out RayJardine.com). I slept warm and toasty. Other than that, I had my standard technical gear, wetsuit, synthetic top/bottom and warm layer. The other way I saved weight was only carrying one liter at a time until we neared the MIA exit, we cameled up with three liters in collapsable containers to get us to the narrows.
Sorry I got a little carried away…I’m pretty nerdy on pack weights. When I’m not canyoneering or packrafting my base weight hovers around 10 pounds.
Ram
Troy
Great stuff. Going through with a 25 pound pack? That is pretty light and that is right!! What did you leave out? cold dinner or stove brought? Just a pull cord, but harness, helmet, food, clothes, sleeping gear. headlamp, dry bagging, knick knacks etc. You warm overnight?
Tayres
Scott,
It was a great trip. I hope policing the national forests is all you hoped it would be. Take care.