Day Pack Weight- How much is too much?

[mtwarden]

Most Silky saws are offered in several teeth configurations and you can purchase spare blades. I carry a large tooth for wood cutting and a fine for bone.

 

[Ross]

It is the f180 and you can buy a separate fine tooth blade. It is very lite in comparison to the Wyoming saw which I also used for decades. @prm

 

[Jesse Jaymes]

Year 45 of my elk and muley hunt. I don’t like to pack it, if I’m not using it. Pack is 19 pounds plus or minus 1-2 pds, if need another shirt/more food. Rifle and binos 9.5. Together 30 pounds. Decades ago I imagine it was 40 pounds and clothes that were warm, but oh so heavy and stinky when wet.

100 ft of paracord for elk and used it all this year.
Game bags 5.
Havalon with few extra blades and mini tool to change blades.
Headlamp and emergency backup. Had packed the emergency headlamp for a decade and finally needed it this year.
KUIU super down pro.
Smart wool second shirt.
Toak cup with stove and one fuel canister.
Days food.
Zoleo used it to communicate with packers who did not have an iPhone capable of texting. This was awesome between the two.
Extra rounds.
3bottles of water.
Silky saw. Packed the Wyoming saw for decades. This guy is so light and handy.
Charger.
Misc fire starter, lite gloves, partial roll of athletic tape, miniii phone holder for pictures, extra aleve, two lighters, beanie, flagging tape, clotting bandage.
Geovid binos.
Tikka 7mm with leupold 4.5-14x40.

Have to find that mix for that provides you a piece of mind, yet does not include the kitchen sink.

Ross- No tripod or glassing pad?

 

[Ross]

@Jesse Jaymes never have needed a tripod, my old pipes are stable enough and have not needed a pad. Glassing sessions over my decades in the jungle country don’t tend to last more than 10 -20 minutes and aren’t at distances over 1000 yards very often.

 

[Hussar]

My "day" pack weight is ~25lbs excluding bino harness & weapon. It includes everything to spend a reasonably comfortable night out down to about 20 degrees. If I know there is essentially no chance of staying out overnight, I'll usually drop the sleeping bag, pad, bivy, and cook kit, which will drop me closer to 20lbs.

https://lighterpack.com/r/pemfvv

I hunt in AZ, so weather is almost always fair where I hunt. If the forecast is calling for more inclement weather, I swap the Borah tarp for a DST.

 

[WV Mountaineer]

Don’t know my day pack load. But, I know a 2 night, three day during 40 degree nights and 60 degree days loads out at 26.3 pounds. I have no earthly idea how anyone can validate a 30 pound day pack.

 

[fngTony]

Good points made earlier about a tiny weight increase not being a measurable difference. I would say that use case, species, location plays into it. Also if I’m taking my bare minimum for a day hunt I’ll still have options back at camp or vehicle.

Here’s two list summaries I made, both for the month of September in Colorado for mule deer. The lighter one is less water, frog toggs rain gear, no power bank or mid layer, lighter boots, lighter gloves& pants. The idea for the heavier list is to be comfortable in anything at any elevation even if it’s overkill for some situations. You could add to it depending on what kinda glassing you’re going to do.