I've saved up enough to buy a mountain bike, and I love my CC and VIA1 (with Surly Nard 41s). So
I went out and tried out a Beargrease 2 and loved it. I also love the Surly Krampus and today drove by and tried out a Trek Stache 5.

The Trek has a max weight limit of 300. I'm sitting at around 260-265.
I can't find a weight limit for the Krampus, and I'll assume that the Beargrease has none for me to be concerned about.

So if you were to be looking at a bike you could do trails riding (single track on rock terrain in El Paso) and ride across New Mexico and other bikepacking options - which one would you consider?

The Krampus is a 1x10 and so is the Trek. This concerns me because of where I live and the riding I do to commute would mean having to really, really get stronger to make it up the road (N. Mesa St.). The Beargrease has a double. Another thing I'm considering is weight. The Trek feels like it is around 25ish pounds and I know the Krampus is 31ish. The Beargrease felt groovy, but I know the 4" tires are going to be the biggest setback - besides the fact that the bike feels more like a racer than a bikepacking do-all rig.