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LennyJ1

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I have gave in to weight
« on: September 07, 2011 »
With the possibilty of doing the TGO Challenge next year and the train to do for it I have gone and bought some electric scales.

LET THE WEIGHING BEGIN
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Re: I have gave in to weight
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2011 »
You'll need 2 scales - a kitchen set for your individual items and a bathroom set for the whole rucksack. Naturally you'll want it all in a spreadsheet :D
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Re: I have gave in to weight
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2011 »
What you want is a nice pair of hanging scales like you would use for weighing fish.  That way you can suspend your entire rucksack from it :)  I actually rarely weigh my entire rucksack, so I couldn't tell you what weight I normally carry.  I just keep an eye on the weight of individual items and try to bring as little as possible, seems to work!  Its that classic thing - if you keep the weight of your shelter, sleeping bag, rucksack and cooking system down then you will probably end up with a light enough pack.

We should all trade spreadsheets someday ;)     
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Re: I have gave in to weight
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2011 »
oh god I am putting it all on a spreadsheet.

WE ARE A BUNCH OF NERDS
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Re: I have gave in to weight
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2011 »
Quote from: LennyJ1 on September 08, 2011
oh god I am putting it all on a spreadsheet.

Don't forget to add functions to your spreadsheet so it can calculate the weight of your pack automatically based on what items you've selected for the trip ;D
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Re: I have gave in to weight
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2011 »
Plus additional columns to take into account if you're gear sharing between 2 people.

Quote from: suspectmonkey on September 08, 2011
Quote from: LennyJ1 on September 08, 2011
oh god I am putting it all on a spreadsheet.

Don't forget to add functions to your spreadsheet so it can calculate the weight of your pack automatically based on what items you've selected for the trip ;D
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Re: I have gave in to weight
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2011 »
Quote from: RedLeader on September 08, 2011
Plus additional columns to take into account if you're gear sharing between 2 people.

Quote from: suspectmonkey on September 08, 2011
Quote from: LennyJ1 on September 08, 2011
oh god I am putting it all on a spreadsheet.

Don't forget to add functions to your spreadsheet so it can calculate the weight of your pack automatically based on what items you've selected for the trip ;D
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