Hey guys, I've been lurking these forums for a bit now and finally decided to join up due to my frustration. I read all this about everyone's 10lb base pack and am EXTREMELY jealous. My ideal/realistic goal for a base pack weight is about 10-12lbs.
Tonight I made the mistake (ok maybe not!) of weighing everything in my pack and came up with a base weight of about 15.6 lbs. My problem is that I need to lighten the load without breaking the wallet completely.
My next options on lowering weight is the BASELAYER/long underwear and mid layers but I have no idea where to start.
We are going into fall soon in the pac-NW and so it's going to start getting somewhat chilly. I don't expect to do anything in the snow, and weight to heat ratio needs to be correct…what is everyone using for ultralight long underwear? I already know for a mid layer I'll be buying a montbell thermawrap to replace my north face denali fleece.
Any suggestions??
Matt
