Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => General Chat => Topic started by: Wild_Camper2013 on November 21, 2011
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I would like to get a general idea of the weight people hog along with them on hikes.
My backpack with all my gear including tent comes to 23 pounds.
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Daily hike food,fluids,clothing,pack,maps, about 6 lb-8 lb
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whats all this pounds stuff, everyone seems to use kg when weighing rucksacks ;D
my day hike pack ranges from 0kg (0 lbs) (when doing Donard i don't usually bring anything in the hope that one of the regular passers by will have what i need in emergency ;) ) but when doing the less popular routes I carry 8-10kg (18-22lbs), sometimes i have to carry my daughter at 20kg >:(
for camping i pack heavy, 14kg (31lbs) is the lightest i've managed, heaviest was about 19kg (42lbs) i think.
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When doing a day walk I would take about 7kg that's with camera equipment. And if camping my last weight was 9.8kg but I would usually take about 12kg
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Around 7kg for a day hike, 11-12kg for a light overnighter and 15kg if I have any children with me (in which case they'll be carrying 3-5kg).
Is worth noting that the weight of the actual rucksack is pretty important if we're making comparisons. My day bag is a Berghaus Airflow that weighs just over 2.2kg.
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23lbs =~10.5kg That's pretty decent all-in (is it before food & water). Certainly not heavy-weight.
A day-hike like the mourne wall - about 3kg, but usually 5-8kg or heavier if I'm going with new/slower people to get some training benefit.
Overnighter 5-8kg
2 weeks in Corsica, base weight 8kg (no luxury spared!) - daily weight with food & water ~11-14kg
It's a progression with me. On previous distance treks have carried ~16kg, before that ~20kg, and the first time ~27kg (ended in disaster).
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over night bag 'all in' about 20-25kg more or less. includes water, 2 man tent, winter sack etc etc etc.
dont mind carrying the weight, just a bit slower on the steep bits.
Day bag, very little
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Never actually weighed my pack, (ive heard it gets addictive once u start :)) I always just take what I want to have with me, and it weighs what it weighs! I am never in much of a hurry in the hills anyway, so dont mind a bit of extra weight! :)
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Never actually weighed my pack, (ive heard it gets addictive once u start :)) I always just take what I want to have with me, and it weighs what it weighs! I am never in much of a hurry in the hills anyway, so dont mind a bit of extra weight! :)
Oh I so use to be like that a year ago
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2 weeks back-packing session ; approx. 30 Kg to base camp. Never weigh the day-sack but it includes a sleeping bag , Gore-tex bivvy bag and a small roll mat.
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Never actually weighed my pack, (ive heard it gets addictive once u start :)) I always just take what I want to have with me, and it weighs what it weighs! I am never in much of a hurry in the hills anyway, so dont mind a bit of extra weight! :)
Oh I so use to be like that a year ago
;D
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Not sure about average, but the heaviest I've carried was +60kgs on the first day of a 10 day cross country ski trip in the Finnish Lapland Wilderness where I camped at -38c
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whats all this pounds stuff, everyone seems to use kg when weighing rucksacks ;D
my day hike pack ranges from 0kg (0 lbs) (when doing Donard i don't usually bring anything in the hope that one of the regular passers by will have what i need in emergency ;) ) but when doing the less popular routes I carry 8-10kg (18-22lbs), sometimes i have to carry my daughter at 20kg >:(
for camping i pack heavy, 14kg (31lbs) is the lightest i've managed, heaviest was about 19kg (42lbs) i think
what r u like liam i never leave the house with @ least a full days water food extra warm kit/ boughy always in my bag so i carry alway 8 12kg but every 1 to there i most time am packed for tha worst better looking @ it that for it....
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what r u like liam i never leave the house with @ least a full days water food extra warm kit/ boughy always in my bag so i carry alway 8 12kg but every 1 to there i most time am packed for tha worst better looking @ it that for it....
but 97% of people needing mountain rescue are travelling well prepared, so the odds are with me ;D
actually when i carry nothing i'm trying to get up donard as fast as possible, not quite running, just walking very fast, or else i'm with an unfit friend, when they get tired i can carry their rucksack, speeds them up and slows me down ;)
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Well whilst putting off jobs I am supposed to be doing I had a weigh of my overnight gear. I think most of it is in there. No food or water. I just tipped the 13kg mark.
Mind you I have included in the luxuries 1750kg for a fire log and wine which are only in the pack for half the trip!