Is my pack too heavy?
Posted: Mon 04 Feb, 2019 9:15 pm
I’m planning on doing the overland in November this year with a friend. This will be our first multi day walk. I’ve been gathering supplies and equipment as I find them and thought I’d work out how heavy my pack is likely to be.
So far my total weight is 19.36kgs!! For reference, I weigh 58kg.
We’re planning on doing pine valley as well for a total of 7 nights. I’ve allowed enough food for 8 nights just in case and have 5.4kg, which is 675g/day. Probably couldn’t reduce this much.
I’ve got a spare set of walking clothes, camp clothes (including second set of thermals for sleeping) and a down jacket (400g and doubles as a pillow).
My pack is 1.8kg, tent I’m hiring but estimating 2.5kg, sleeping bag 1.2lg, mat 800g and this weight also includes 2L of water. I won’t go into all the smaller things but these are the heavier things.
I guess I’m just asking if I’ve listed something that I really don’t need, or is this a reasonable pack weight for 7 nights?
Thanks in advance
So far my total weight is 19.36kgs!! For reference, I weigh 58kg.
We’re planning on doing pine valley as well for a total of 7 nights. I’ve allowed enough food for 8 nights just in case and have 5.4kg, which is 675g/day. Probably couldn’t reduce this much.
I’ve got a spare set of walking clothes, camp clothes (including second set of thermals for sleeping) and a down jacket (400g and doubles as a pillow).
My pack is 1.8kg, tent I’m hiring but estimating 2.5kg, sleeping bag 1.2lg, mat 800g and this weight also includes 2L of water. I won’t go into all the smaller things but these are the heavier things.
I guess I’m just asking if I’ve listed something that I really don’t need, or is this a reasonable pack weight for 7 nights?
Thanks in advance