Daypack weight

[mad_angler]

I know this has been discussed a zillion times. But it is the off season so here is one more...

For a day trip, what weight are you carrying?

Here are a few specifics:
- I'm by myself. So I pack a few more "fears" than I would if I had a partner
- I'll be out from 5am until dark
- I like to bring a jetboil for coffee at 10am and a meal at 2pm
- I'll be 1-3 miles from a road and 1-3 miles from my truck
- My bino harness also seems quite heavy. So I'd like that weight too.

I am at 38 lbs with my rifle, binocs, bino harness, snacks, jetboil, and water.

I'm thinking of rethinking everything. What should I consider to be a good target weight and what should be included in that weight?

 

[Randle]

I have only weighed my pack but its at 18-20 depending on what food I take that day and if I take extra water.
Its about as trim as I like so I have stopped cutting things, its pretty dialed with overnight gear and minimal med gear, kill kit and food.

 

[mad_angler]

I have only weighed my pack but its at 18-20 depending on what food I take that day and if I take extra water.
Its about as trim as I like so I have stopped cutting things, its pretty dialed with overnight gear and minimal med gear, kill kit and food.

Does that 20 lbs include shelter, mat, and sleeping bag for an overnight stay? Or did you mean emergency overnight gear?

 

[Deerhunter6250]

I agree with Randle, mine is usually around 18 to 20 pounds. Mine does not include a jet boil unless its really cold. I have a 32 to 48 ounces of water unless I know I can find some to purify, snacks for the day, kill kit with light weight game bags, lighter, small first aid kit, large garbage bag, TP, headlight and extra batteries, down puffy coat and pants, calls, rain gear, pen light and a couple iodine pills. I try and not pack to many of my fears.

 

[mtnbound]

I know this has been discussed a zillion times. But it is the off season so here is one more...

For a day trip, what weight are you carrying?

Here are a few specifics:
- I'm by myself. So I pack a few more "fears" than I would if I had a partner
- I'll be out from 5am until dark
- I like to bring a jetboil for coffee at 10am and a meal at 2pm
- I'll be 1-3 miles from a road and 1-3 miles from my truck
- My bino harness also seems quite heavy. So I'd like that weight too.

I am at 38 lbs with my rifle, binocs, bino harness, snacks, jetboil, and water.

I'm thinking of rethinking everything. What should I consider to be a good target weight and what should be included in that weight?

Everyone has a different perspective when it comes to what gear is needed for a day hunt. Not sure what “fears” you are packing but at 38lbs with everything, I think you are fine.

 

[Randle]

Overnight gear: golite poncho, 330 cord, space blanket, candle in a tin, drumliner to make a mattress. and an extra protien bar.
Also no stove.
With my weapon and bino harness I am 28-30.

 

[Poser]

I often find myself around 35-40 lbs for day hunts: pack, gear, layers, rifle, spotter, tripod, FAK, water etc.

Dropping the spotter dumps a good bit of weight. The tall tripod weighs a good bit, too. I can go lighter with the 3rd leg system. Sometimes, don’t even need that -just depends on the where and what I am hunting. I personally don’t find the 35-40 lbs range to be an issue, though 25-30 lbs is noticeably lighter.

 

[BigAntlerGetter]

I don’t weigh my pack, you can’t put a weight on safety and preparedness. This is the back country and 1-3 miles can be a deadly distance especially alone. If you think your pack is to heavy you should just train more or find a buddy to split the weight, you can split some weight between you like you have the jet boil he has the first aid kit.

Here’s the necessities
- bino harness
- side arm
- Garmin messenger
- kill kit (2 knives, gloves, extra blades, game bags, caribou tarp, paracord, zip ties, knife sharpener, heavier fixed blade knife, leatherman)
- survival kit (emergency bivy, 2 caribeaner, paracord, duct tape, fire starter media, torch, matches, hand warmers, body warmers)
- rain gear
- glassing pad
- extra liner gloves
- extra beanie
- orange flagging tape
- toilet paper
- emergency medication supply (Benadryl, Tylenol, aleve, DayQuil, NyQuil)
- water filter of some sort depending where I’m at steripen, life straw, smaller gravity filter
- 2 Nalgene bottles of water
- snacks (candy bars, sweet candy, granola bars, beef jerky, mixed nuts)
- kahtoola hiking crampons
- first aid kit
-extra socks


This is my pack as a guide for an average September archery hunt, colder seasons I may add another jacket and more gloves and stuff like that.

If you ever want to question your choice of gear, decide to stay out for a night without just your normal day pack and treat it like an emergency situation whether that be you have an injury or you got stuck in a storm and couldn’t get out. It will either make you add stuff or throw stuff, I never thought about needing a leatherman until a small saw or pliers was a need, I ditched the fixed blade knife for replaceable blades until I tried to make kindling with a havalon knife.


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