Originally Posted by
Leebo
8 lbs, I stand corrected. And amazed. Clothes? Sweater, sleeping bag? Rain coat? cookware? Fill me in please. I love my eno double nest, plus bug net plus tarp.
I go the bivy and tarp route with cooking gear. On my last coast to coast trip I had rain gear, cooking gear, a down bag, and just generally all the stuff folks usually carry only more well thought out and lighter versions. I was at 14 pounds of gear on that trip even with extra shoes and have managed to trim a good bit since then without losing any functionality. I was fine with an overnight low down in the teens once and lots of nights with frost. I now find I can easily get well below 10 pounds gear and baggage weight if I don't splurge on too many extra "luxury" items.
It isn't up to date with my latest gear, but I wrote an article on my quest for a lighter load at:
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/Ultralight