Originally Posted by
bobframe
Curious how you measure this weight....is it just the contents of what you are packing or do you include the pannier weight as well? On my last (short) tour my panniers (loaded) weighed in at around 33 pounds and this included food for a couple days, but no water. Subtracting the 8.3 pounds for the panniers, leaves me at around 25 pounds. Is this comparable to your weight?
Pannier weight is included as is handlebar bag. The panniers weigh in at 6 pounds 6 ounces total for the 4 bags (according to the manufacturer) and I am not sure what the handlebar bag weighs. I did not include any food though.
I should also say that I have not yet toured with my current packing list, which has been tweaked since my last tour. I was at about 30 pounds last trip, but never touched a fair amount of stuff that I now plan to leave home in the future.