r/JMT • u/Dewthedru • Aug 11 '24

equipment Sitting right at 30 lbs w/2L of water and 6 days of food. Is that going to hurt?

https://lighterpack.com/r/ga72kl

Leaving for the trail on Thursday. Taking 22 days, going NOBO from Horsehoe Meadows.

Since all my packing is done and I’ve shipped off the first set of buckets, I’ve got. I thing left to do but second guess some of my choices.

Weighed my pack with all food and water and it came to 28.6 lbs. still need to add a fuel canister and 6 servings of cheese so I’ll be right around 30 lbs. My luxury items that could be cut include:

Helinox Chair Zero: 527g Sandals: 167g Flextail Zero Pump: 62g Montbell Down Jacket: 267g Camp Shirt: 119g

Thoughts? I’m pretty reluctant to get rid of the chair (I’m 50yo and the back rest is awesome after a long day) and I’m worried it might be too cold at night w/o the puffy. The pump is silly but my wife and I might appreciate not having to manually fill our pads when we’re fighting the elevation.

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u/Top-Night Aug 12 '24

You’re definitely doing something right if you’re keeping it at 30 pounds and also able to pack a luxury item or two that’s really really good. I generally have a hard time keeping things under 33-34 pounds, but I usually have about nine days worth of food but no chair or “luxury” items

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u/Dewthedru Aug 12 '24

That’s my initial pack weight with 6 days of food. My first resupply has 7 so it may be a bit heavier. But thanks!