How much would your pack weigh??

Usually between 9 and 15 pounds(base pack weight)for fall weather, depending on the year/anticipated weather. Lots of rain, recently.

Well i just did a day trip up washington and being i have never climbed a mountain in winter i had no idea what to expect other than what the forecast had to say. I have always been told weather conditions can change on washington real quick and i was also hiking alone. Plus i kinda like to hike fast and even do a good amount of running. I figured i had better have enough clothing to stay worm if i got hurt being by myself. My moms 20 year old NF bag weighed in at 19lbs the way i packed it. Granted i do not own a down coat or sleeping bag so i brought a big old ski shell and many many layers. Extra gloves hats socks traction blah blah blah, 2 litters of water a bag of Reeses a granola bar or two and a bag of gorp. Tbh 20lbs did not feel very heavy to me at all. I ended up doing Lions head in 4hrs 20 min top to bottom in the car and gone. I think with the right gear i could get my pack down to this same weight with a tent and a sleeping bag?

3lb 8oz pack (McHale LBP36)
2lb 4oz bag (WM Versalite)
12oz TiGoat Epic Bivy
Nylon ground-sheet 8oz
Pad/pads 1lb 8oz
2lb shelter (MLD Supermid)
2-4lbs warm clothing
2-3lb food
Misc 2-4lb

I did an overnight trip last December using my MYOG tent. The low temp was 25 and some snow on the ground. I covered an easy 19 miles through the mountains. My base weight was 6.6 lbs, but I had long thick pad, gps, cell phone ect. I also had a myog synthetic jacket, myog vest, gloves, cap, rain jacket, rain pants, etc. So I had a fair amount of gear that I was testing. I slept extremely well. With 20 oz food+1 liter of water+2 oz fuel my consumables weighed 3.6 lbs for a total of 10.2.

If I carried 2 more liters of water (total of 3) it would have been 14.2 lbs. Three liters of water weighs alot… 6lbs.

So to answer your question 14.2 lbs. Though today it would be about 1/2 pound lighter.

Realize my tent is extremely minimalistic so its probably not what you are imagining, but it is a tent.

Jamie

Transition seasons in the mountains are a dangerous combination. You should be prepared for more than cold. If you walk in 20 miles and it snows 3ft you have an entirely different situation getting out. I was in the Smokies in the spring during college and the National Guard ended up pulling hundreds of hikers out of the backcountry, many with frostbite from trying to get back to the trailhead with 3ft of snow on the ground.

Plan for more clothing and food than you will think you need and always plan for a couple extra days if you cannot get back out on schedule. If you have food and shelter you are good. If your stuff is wet and you are cold and hungry you in turn tend to make bad choices and often make a bad situation worse.

Bottom line: Save your ultra-light backpacking experiments for better weather. Once you have more experience and comfort you can trim transition season weight.

Yeah I'd agree, Winter is not the time to be cutting any corners. Extra warm clothing is a must. I guess it might be somewhat safe to go superlight, "IF" you're not too far back-in from the TH/car, and not too far from help. What about Snowshoes, pretty much a must in a lot places.

here's my list, only taking 2 liters of water because i'm gonna melt snow and i get a credit of half the weight for tent and cooking gear because that will be split with my partner for an all in between 15 and 18 well equipped pounds –

Cloudveil Run Don’t Walk Hoody 12
Patagonia Men's Micro Puff Pullover 12
Wild Things Hooded Wind Shirt 11
Wild Things Wind Pants 09
Outdoor Research Neoplume Pants 15
Outdoor Research Gore Mitten Shells 03
Microfleece Hat 03
Black Diamond Lighthouse Tent w/Vestibule 5
Western Mountaieering Apache/Long 2 02
MSR Pocket Rocket Stove 03
Fuel 08
Pot 04
Insulated Mug w/Lid 07
3 Ramen Pride Soups/Hot Ceral Packs, Snacks 1 08
CiloGear 40 Liter WorkSack 3 02
Exped Synmat 7 1 10

sorry some formatting problems first column pounds and second oz

Anyone bringing snowshoes or crampons.. or do you all live in the southeast or southwest and plan on staying outa the high mountains?

i can if warranted bring –

MSR Denali Evo Ascent's at 4#'s and
Grivel g12's at just under 2#'s

issue with the g12's is the need to have compatible footwear, whereas i can slap the MSR's on pretty-much anything

The only time I've ever carried that much water in the North-East was during a dry summer drought.

You'll pass all kinds of water sources this time of year. The exception being maybe a long ridgeline hike?

For 15-20* F weather–20 lbs. total pack weight. That includes enough clothing to get me down to 10* if needed, plus an extra day's food. It includes Kahtoola Microspikes but not snowshoes. Only 1 liter water, but enough fuel to melt snow.

This late in the year, snowshoes would be a good idea. No matter where you are, mountains can make their own weather, often not forseen by the weather forecasters' computers!