For the 'lightweight' afficionadoes...

Steve said:

Those of us who tend to get into the 'what does this <insert piece of
kit> weigh' - you know who you are :-) (I do) will be somewhat
chastened (I was) by my experience last week of putting on a full
British Army infantry pack - including weapons belt = 50kg = 110lbs =
7st 12lbs

I RTW'ed backpacking with a 20kg sack, that felt heavy enough.

Pen-Y-Fan horseshoe with 50kg on....3 times? At the double?....blimey!

Steve

And the top competitors run the KIMM with only 15 kg between 2!

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Quoted message said:

Those of us who tend to get into the 'what does this <insert piece of kit>
weigh' - you know who you are :-) (I do) will be somewhat chastened (I
was) by my experience last week of putting on a full British Army infantry
pack - including weapons belt = 50kg = 110lbs = 7st 12lbs

I RTW'ed backpacking with a 20kg sack, that felt heavy enough.

Pen-Y-Fan horseshoe with 50kg on....3 times? At the double?....blimey!

And then you get the LSW... And the radio.... Oh, and any other
junk/ammunition they think you need :-( And with all that kit, you don't
even get a 'proper' tent, cook set etc.....

Steve <[email hidden]> wrote :

Quoted message said:

chastened (I was) by my experience last week of putting on a full
British Army infantry pack - including weapons belt = 50kg = 110lbs =
7st 12lbs

Nuts isn't it ?!

I wonder if they end up with spinal compression. Depends how often they do it I
suppose.

There kit doesn't help; I bought a £20 army surplus sleeping bag for general use
like for dossing down in peoples homes, hoping that it would also serve for
backpacking. It weighs 3Kg and compresses to a mere 40 litres; so that'll be a
no then <g>. Much as dislike the idea of a 'proper' mummy bag, I'm going to have
to get one.

I've no experience of backpacking and when I bought my rucksack, I looked on the
rucksack manufacturers website for a recommended comfortable maximum weight.
They said 30lb/13.6Kg, so I loaded it up as a test and it felt heavy; I wouldn't
want to be walking over rough/dangerous ground for any length of time at that
weight.

Daytona