Hi all!
I am slowly getting back into backpacking, and trying to lighten up from my 1990’s Terraplane, MH Room With A View tent, etc. I will mostly be doing 3-season overnights locally, and occasionally section hikes of the AT, and more often the FT. My back is held together with screws, bailing wire and beer cans, so I want to go as light as I can, but be reasonably prepared for probabilities, and be able to sleep at night.
Right now, my pack weight with add ons and a DCF liner is 29 oz (ZPacks Arc Haul w/a few extra pockets) is 29 oz; and Tent/Shelter is 33.7 oz (HMG Echo 2 including stakes/guys/stuffsacks/ground cloth). So pack/shelter (all in) is 3.9 pounds by my math.
I wonder if I am in a generally reasonable spot for the Big3 +1 if I add =/- 2.5 -3 pounds for a sleep system? My total big 3 weight would still be less than just my old beloved heavy Terraplane. (Right now I can comfortably use a Costco quilt to sleep, but I know that won’t work for early spring/fall anywhere but right here on the Gulf.)
Any thoughts would be helpful.
TIA!
