Mon 26 Oct, 2009 8:04 am
Mon 26 Oct, 2009 7:34 pm
Mon 26 Oct, 2009 8:10 pm
Tue 27 Oct, 2009 8:26 am
Wed 04 Nov, 2009 10:04 pm
alliecat wrote: One day we'll have a tent as strong as an Olympus that weighs half a kg and the youngsters will look at our 2kg tents and point and laugh![]()
Cheers,
Alliecat
Thu 05 Nov, 2009 8:27 am
Mon 09 Nov, 2009 1:41 pm
Mon 09 Nov, 2009 7:29 pm
Son of a Beach wrote:Here's how my improvements in weight have worked out so far (all numbers are in grams):
SLEEPING BAG: 1600 - 1000 = 600
TENT: 2800 - 1400 = 1400
STOVE: 1500 - 60 = 1440 (- windshield, billy, prondonicles)
TOTAL SAVINGS: 3440
(- windshield, billy, prondonicles)
Son of a Beach wrote:My bag is 1000g (the 600g is the weight saving difference between the old bag and the new bag).
Mon 09 Nov, 2009 7:43 pm
Mon 09 Nov, 2009 7:49 pm
Wed 11 Nov, 2009 5:02 pm
kanangra wrote:Just out of interest I thought I'd put my Fairydown Everest (c.1976) on the scales. Can't tell you its weight because the scales only went up to 1.99kg.I can't believe they now make bags at half the weight? But then I have never been cold in it ever! Anyway we were all young back then and weight never seemed such an issue. ( Save for one 16 day trip in Tassie but that is another story...)
Thu 12 Nov, 2009 8:25 am
Tue 17 Nov, 2009 5:24 am
Fri 01 Jan, 2010 8:46 am
Fri 01 Jan, 2010 9:29 am
Sat 02 Jan, 2010 7:50 am
Sat 02 Jan, 2010 8:42 am
moontrail wrote:Weight
Inner tent, outer tent, poles: 2.8 lbs (1.3 kg)
Tent, poles, fly, tent stakes, stuff sack, guy line: 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
Sat 02 Jan, 2010 1:27 pm
Sat 02 Jan, 2010 2:23 pm
Drifting wrote:Like a lot of you, I have accumulated "what I could afford" for myself and my family, and having to buy for three means that going light really does pinch the wallet. Here's my hopeful savings this year, if I can avoid spending money on camera gear. I plan to suppliment my "group" gear with stuff that I'll use on my own in some cases:
Nallo 4GT to Hilleberg Akto: 3.2kg to 1.2kg = 2kg
The Northface Mammoth Sleeping Bag to Montbell UL Spiral Down Hugger #3: 1.7kg to .6 kg = 1.1kg
Downmat 9 (oh sweet luxury) to PO Uberlite: 1kg to .24kg = .75kg
For a savings of barely 4kg! That'll make me want to hit the trail solo with a bit more frequency.
Or, like Adam, that means I can add another 4kg of camera gear including that big telephotozoom lens......
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