Whats everyone's pack weighing loaded?

[fulldraw1972]

I guess if you exclude weapon (even though every carries one no matter how long the hunt so why exclude it?), water, food, and what they carry on their person, and leave the spotter and tripod at home getting to a 20 pound "base weight" is pretty easy, but I am more interested in what my pack weighs when I leave the trailhead loaded up with the bladder topped off and the food loaded up.

That said spotter/tripod=6 pounds, 3 liters of water=6.6 pounds, food for 7 days is roughly 11 pounds, your weapon can be anywhere from 4-9 pounds usually (in my case its 6.5). So add all that up you are looking at 30 pounds let alone what you aren't counting cause you are wearing it. So while a base weight seems impressive at first glance, its more interesting to me to know what my pack might weigh when I leave the truck and start hiking....otherwise I'll be like "man this 20 pound base weight SUCKS"

I agree with you 100% When I leave the truck and start the 5 mile hike to base camp I am carrying every ounce on my body.
Right now I am in the low 60's with 13 days of food. I think I could fly with 40 mile air and there 50 lb rule if I keep optics, all my clothing and snickers bars on my body. lol

 

[spike camp]

thats a solid list. do you have much time with this list?
just curious as you have items on here that arent even out or have definately not seen a season of hunting.
the plethora of cuben definately helps that pack weight, just curious on longevity vs price tag
congrats on the repeated success

The items I don't have much time with are the Chinook jacket,and zpacks items.
Even so,I'm confident in them enough to know they will do well for my needs.

I've been playing around with the Duplex quite a bit.
It is super solid. More sturdy than most tens I've used. You are able to pitch the tent so that the 'fly' is tight to the ground,or 6" off.
Pretty cool material. The Duplex has tons of space too.
I'm looking at Zpacks Pocket Tarp for a Super UL spike camp option

 

[Colo4x4XJ]

I'm hovering around 55# for 5 days for everything from boots to optics to water to sidearm with 10rds. I did the ultralight/minimalist approach for awhile but came to the conclusion that the only time I wasn't suffering was when I had 25 lbs on my back. The only other thing that got lighter was my wallet from constant gram counting and gear upgrading. But I guess if you're a flatlander you need all the help you can get haha

 

[Drdantdc]

I totally agree. I have very good gear, I'm as light as I dare. Knowing the exact wt. is just not necessary for me.

 

[Highcountry_Hellrazor]

I'm sitting at 32 lbs before I start throwing in food and water. This is also excluding my bow. I usally figure about 1 lb of food per day.

 

[_Nick_]

There are some skeptical people out there... maybe some people are posting bogus numbers, but I see nothing that seems way out of line to me so far. Go over to backpackinglight.com and you'll see absurdly light backpacking gear.

Anyway, my baseweight (all carried gear including bow/arrows, no food or water) comes in at almost exactly 25lbs. Remove weapon and this becomes sub 20lbs, which is around the weight that others have listed. I am very comfortable with the gear on this list, and could even stand to lose some of it if I needed to cut more weight.

However, when I add in the 10L of water I need to carry for a 3 day trip in the desert, this no longer stays lightweight. Total weight with food/water comes in at 52.2lbs. The main reason that I went lightweight is because I also have to carry that water.

Anyway, I'm sharing my pack list below. Feel free to critique/offer any ideas for improvement. But when you see sub-20lb base weight numbers, don't be too skeptical, it can pretty readily be done.

Item Weight (oz)
pack
trimmed kifaru bt3 w/extras 75.95

shelter
bivy polycryo 1.5
ti stakes (10) 1.95
borah bivy wide/tall 7.7
golite poncho tarp w/guylines 9

sleeping
neoair xtherm reg 16.1
sleeping bag sack 0.6
hilite WM 35* bag 18.2

water stuff (have to carry all of my water where I hunt in the desert)
platypus 3L hoser 3.75
platypus 2L 1.25
platypus 2L 1.25
platypus 2L 1.25
platypus 1L 0.9

general
food sack 0.55
smartphone 6.95
backup smartphone battery 3.25
mini compass 0.2
first aid kit 1.95
pen 0.05
paper 0.2
pad patches 0.1
duct tape 0.5
ITP-A1-EOS flashlight 1.3
spare eos battery 0.55
hand sanitizer 0.8
chunk of soap 1
UL rope 0.8
toothbrush + toothpaste kit (zpacks) 0.7
chapstick 0.3
trowel 1.25
toilet paper 0.9
gps emergency beacon 5
cobra walkie talkie w/headphones 6.6

optics
razor 12x50 hd binos w/tripod mount 31.6
slik compact ii spotting tripod 20.9
nikon rifle hunter rangefinder 6.8

field dressing
havalon piranta torch 2.05
3 extra torch blades 0.3
antler saw (custom off of backpackinglight.com) 1.6
2 tag 14x34 bags 3.5
1 tag 14x20 bag 1.2
6 pair latex gloves 1.8
2 pair long arm latex 1.05
4 rubber bands 0.05
citric acid powder 0.25
spray bottle 1.85
field dress sack 0.2

sidearm
p-3at w/loaded 9rd mag + holster 14.8

bow gear
bow + quiver+ 5 arrows + broadheads 133.6
release 2.8
cut off sock arm guard 0.55
broadhead wrench 0.3

spare clothing
asat 3-d leafy jacket/facemask 9.7
Montbell Tachyon Anorak windshirt 2.4
Montbell UL down sweater 7
eye glasses w/ soft case 1.15
Montbell down beanie 1.1
waterproof gloves 3.1

consumables
water 352
10 meals of food at 8oz per meal 80

 

[dotman]

Why 6 pairs of latex gloves?

 

[_Nick_]

Why 6 pairs of latex gloves?

You never know when you may have to perform rectal exams in the field...

 

[_Nick_]

You never know when you may have to perform rectal exams in the field...

But, in seriousness, the extra stuff in the kill kit I carry for my girlfriend who hunts with me... there are a few things on that list that I carry for her actually. We both clean whatever animal we get to cut down on time, and I've found that we go through latex gloves quickly.

 

[unm1136]

My five day load is about 55 pounds all in. Once it was as high as 72 pounds for three days because I had to pack in all my water. I usually weigh it at the trail head out of curiosity. I am definitely on a budget, and I try to purchase the best quality when I can. I have a couple of new little things that are UL, and will review them after my trip, because the weight and price are very attractive.

I also insist on my hammock when I go solo and can rely on being able to hang it, and that is not a light or cheap way to go, but it sure is comfortable. Sleep system alone weighs almost 9 pounds until I can get some better quality gear. Many times I don't want to know what my pack weighs going in. Coming out I definitely want to know....Once I get back to the vehicle.

pat

 

[fillthefreezer]

There are some skeptical people out there... maybe some people are posting bogus numbers, but I see nothing that seems way out of line to me so far. Go over to backpackinglight.com and you'll see absurdly light backpacking gear.

when its layed out like that theres no need to question a base weight such as yours. but, i could never get away with that list either. goes to show where, and what, youre hunting makes a huge difference on how/what you pack.

 

[_Nick_]

when its layed out like that theres no need to question a base weight such as yours. but, i could never get away with that list either. goes to show where, and what, youre hunting makes a huge difference on how/what you pack.

Definitely correct. If I hunted the Pac NW you'd see increased weight for rain gear, a bigger tarp, some warmer clothing. When I'm out in the winter down here, I definitely am a couple pounds heavier (warmer sleeping bag/jacket/clothes primarily). If I elk hunted, I'd probably need a bigger bag, adding weight there. It's definitely contextual.

I go backpacking with a buddy when not hunting that has somewhere under an 8lb baseweight. Just depends on the gear needed for the job at hand.

 

[fillthefreezer]

Definitely correct.
I go backpacking with a buddy when not hunting that has somewhere under an 8lb baseweight.

if my base weight was that low id about 47lbs of beer...

 

[_Nick_]

if my base weight was that low id about 47lbs of beer...

Hahaha, yup.

 

[topher89]

Going out for a two night tenkara trip with my wife and I weighed in at 34lbs, food and water included. No hunting gear (rifle, binos, kill kit, etc)

 

[tttoadman]

Going out for a two night tenkara trip with my wife and I weighed in at 34lbs, food and water included. No hunting gear (rifle, binos, kill kit, etc)

At that weight, you must only have one box of wine. Make it last!!

 

[topher89]

At that weight, you must only have one box of wine. Make it last!!

Good call, this reminded me to pack the booze! So scratch that 34 for me!

I should include that her pack came in at 21 and the dog is packing in 4 or 5 pounds

 

[voidecho]

if my base weight was that low id about 47lbs of beer...

I want to hunt with this guy!

 

[docdb]

I've just weighed my pack for the upcoming Dall hunt, and I'm at 51lbs, with weapon/ammo/water.......just need to add food. I've got a little time to go back over everything and delete non-essentials'
Don

 

[mtnclimber]

I've just weighed my pack for the upcoming Dall hunt, and I'm at 51lbs, with weapon/ammo/water.......just need to add food. I've got a little time to go back over everything and delete non-essentials'
Don

At over a pound a day, food is usually the heaviest item.