Day Pack Weight- How much is too much?

[fngTony]

Broke everything down into a list and re- weighed some things. This is bare minimum I like to take for 30-70° typical calm weather MD hunt.
https://www.packwizard.com/s/5oAEiqI

 

[mtwarden]

what charger do you have that only weighs 3 oz?

Jackery Mini- 3350 mah; I think discontinued, but others in that range that weigh about the same

 

[The Guide]

what charger do you have that only weighs 3 oz?

I found a charger/battery bank for 18650 batteries that allows you to charge 1 or 2 batteries and use the batteries for a battery bank to charge your gear. 4 batteries, short usb-c cord, and the charger weighs 5 oz. This gives me 2 extra headlamp batteries and 2 batteries for a 50% charge on my phone or a 75% charge on a dead InReach Mini.

Jay

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0838LCS4K?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

 

[sivart]

thanks for the link. I found a goal zero charger at less than 3 oz.

 

[CMF]

There’s a lot of inconsistency about “pack” weight, i.e. what is in your pack vs what you are packing around. Once you count everything but you in your birthday suit, I doubt anyone is under 35lbs and very few even close to 40lbs. Except maybe @mtwarden lol

I don't think 35lb is too far out of reach. I'm at 36.3 and could cut 3lbs by leaving my jetboil and switching boots. I could shave down my kill kit a little too.

 

[S-3 ranch]

I’m torn all the time about if I’m carrying the right stuff and weight
1. First aid kit
2.extra 10 on ammunition
3.fire starter kit ( lighter, 3 pack fat wood, farrow rod )
4 optics binoculars & laser RF
5. Mylar blankets
6. Snack
7 couple of joints in a water proof container ( for waiting and after starting a fire)
8. Two packs cigarettes ^^^^^ same
9. Water bottles
10. Head lamp + 3 aaa battery
11. Extra lighter
12 2 morakniv 1. Straight edge 1. Serrated

Feel like need more water and snacks / food, just in case I need to wait overnight
And torn about Garmin inreach or just my iPhone with mode

And rifle is M70 270win 7.5 lbs or a ruger 375 @ 9.5 lbs

I keep a truck roadside kit with all the same equipment except add a puffy jacket and wool blanket

 

[Jesse Jaymes]

I’m torn all the time about if I’m carrying the right stuff and weight
1. First aid kit
2.extra 10 on ammunition
3.fire starter kit ( lighter, 3 pack fat wood, farrow rod )
4 optics binoculars & laser RF
5. Mylar blankets
6. Snack
7 couple of joints in a water proof container ( for waiting and after starting a fire)
8. Two packs cigarettes ^^^^^ same
9. Water bottles
10. Head lamp + 3 aaa battery
11. Extra lighter
12 2 morakniv 1. Straight edge 1. Serrated

Feel like need more water and snacks / food, just in case I need to wait overnight
And torn about Garmin inreach or just my iPhone with mode

I keep a truck roadside kit with all the same equipment except add a puffy jacket and wool blanket

"hell....I admire your Honesty...."

 

[S-3 ranch]

"hell....I admire your Honesty...."

Hell uncle and I had a bush pilot over load the plane and almost crashed into a hill , but made a crash landing on the lake ! We had to spend a long crappy day in the rain by the lake waiting for the plane to go back to town and return
My boredom threshold is low and anxiety level high while waiting in misery
With only my gun and pack , so a little bit of luxury is worth the weight

 

[JohnB]

Today I went out cougar hunting in deer winter range. Since I knew I'd be around a bunch of deer I threw in my spotter and tripod as well. I had enough clothes to sit in 30° temps in 1.5 feet of snow and was wearing pac boots. I weighed all my crap, including clothes and was walking around with 52 pounds of stuff! No wonder I was moving slow on that steep hill.

 

[mtnwrunner]

Today I went out cougar hunting in deer winter range. Since I knew I'd be around a bunch of deer I threw in my spotter and tripod as well. I had enough clothes to sit in 30° temps in 1.5 feet of snow and was wearing pac boots. I weighed all my crap, including clothes and was walking around with 52 pounds of stuff! No wonder I was moving slow on that steep hill.

I hope you had a ribeye somewhere in there.

Randy

 

[JohnB]

I hope you had a ribeye somewhere in there.

Randy

I wish! For clarities sake that 52 lbs was including the clothes and boots that I was wearing, rifle, binos etc. If I wasn't born in it it got weighed. Just trying to provide a counter point to "my pack weighs 18 lbs but that doesn't count the clothes I'm wearing, binos, rifle or all the food I have crammed in my pockets"

 

[TaperPin]

Who would take someone seriously that never learned to swim, but swear if they had to, it would be no problem because they’ve seen how to do it. Lol

Or the guy who never shot farther than 100 yards, but is convinced shooting longer range is no big deal.

There is no substitute for going out with only what’s in the day pack and spending the night - that should dictate what fear gear actually makes sense - in really bad weather nobody is coming to save you that first night, regardless of the cell reception.

 

[NorCal 707]

I had this heavy day pack problem too so I started to streamline things. Now I'm 17 to 22 lbs. Depending if I take my 15x's or not. If I'm not in a trophy zone and counting points I'll just take my 10s and a carbon fiber tripod. My first trip out with elk meat is always my best strength so I carry all my gear out with that load. Then ditch everything except my headlamp, knife, paracord and pistol. Last load is head and horns, heart and liver if I'm not destroyed. I run a Kifaru Duplex frame with Mountain Warrior bag. I ditch the bag and remaining loads I just use the cargo net. Works well for me.