Originally Posted by
indyfabz
While he very well may have a lot of extraneous stuff, keep in mind that he is riding to Alaska. That may explain some of the load, which may include a bear cannister and an abnormally large supply of food.
Definitely don't understand the choice of 32 spoke wheels.
I agree on this except will say that even given where he is going that is a lot of stuff. I'd advise no more than about 30 pounds of gear and bags TOTAL, even with a bear canister, but not counting food. Figure 2 pounds of food per day for the number of days between restock points. I would think water would be frequently available there so he shouldn't be carrying huge amounts of that.
OP... If there will be a post office soon, I'd mail at least half of your stuff home. If, not I'd consider throwing some away.