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Spring Snow Camping Skin Out Weight

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Apr 20, 2013 at 9:03 pm #1301987

Daniel Fish
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Locale: PDX

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Apr 20, 2013 at 9:05 pm #1978888

Justin Baker
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@justin_baker
Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

That sounds pretty light for snow camping.
What are you using for a shelter?

Apr 20, 2013 at 9:07 pm #1978889

Ken Thompson
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@here
Locale: Right there

Need more info.

Are you an xs or an xxl?

Quality gear? Down insulation?

It is possible.

Apr 20, 2013 at 11:26 pm #1978915

Nelson Sherry
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@nsherry61
Locale: Mid-Willamette Valley

That's probably about what I take as long as I'm not expecting it to drop below 20° or so . . . not counting skis or snowshoes.

Apr 20, 2013 at 11:35 pm #1978918

Roger Caffin
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@rcaffin
Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

Hum – about 11.3 kg in real units. Shelter not included?
OK. I would carry about 14 kg with tent, while Sue carries about 11 kg, in winter, for multi-day trips. Our weather can be … unhelpful?

Cheers

Apr 21, 2013 at 4:30 pm #1979110

Mike Oxford
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@moxford
Locale: Silicon Valley, CA

What elevation?
What projected temps/weather?

Low elevation hills/flat, low-exertion, nice weather, no snowshoes/skis needed … sure.

Otherwise you sound a little light to me, but without seeing a full gear list … /shrug

Apr 22, 2013 at 2:23 pm #1979445

Justin Baker
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@justin_baker
Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

"On day 2, needed real snow boots, I had only brought my spring boots hoping that the snow would be firmer than it was."

Could you elaborate on this? Do you mean that you brought light hiking boots but should have had high top insulated boots?

Apr 23, 2013 at 3:03 am #1979615

Roger Caffin
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@rcaffin
Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

Me, I would consider taking light snowshoes instead.

cheers

Apr 23, 2013 at 7:27 am #1979664

Nelson Sherry
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@nsherry61
Locale: Mid-Willamette Valley

I quite like trail runners and snowshoes.

Apr 23, 2013 at 8:08 pm #1979921

USA Duane Hall
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@hikerduane
Locale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada

One of the gang I bp with uses trail runners with his 'shoes. Good you got out, that's what it takes to see what works and to just get out. Not much snow again this year where I live, but I got quite a few trips in still, on to Spring bping now.

Duane

Apr 24, 2013 at 7:04 am #1980013

Dan @ Durston Gear
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@dandydan
Locale: Canadian Rockies

I picked up some MSR Shift snowshoes recently. With size 9 shoes, the Shifts work well.

If your shoes are too big then the toe box is too wide to fit through the cut out in the snowshoe as the bindings pivot. The other sizing concern is that as your shoes get bigger your center of mass gets moved back. Sz 9 seems to work fine. Sz 10 shoes is likely pushing it. Your 8.5 shoes should be good.

I did 16 miles on them a few days ago. They worked quite nicely on solidified snowpack. They're a niche tool, but a great one for spring use.

Apr 24, 2013 at 1:00 pm #1980131

USA Duane Hall
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@hikerduane
Locale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada

More gear I never heard about.
Duane

Apr 24, 2013 at 1:13 pm #1980137

Stephen M
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@stephen-m
Locale: Way up North

That's as they are for kids.
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