Originally Posted by
jbpence
Nun: thats LIGHT. I've only managed to get mine down to 42 pounds, including the weight of an extrawheel trailer and a Jandd Touring Handle Bar Pack I handlebar bag.
so thats like probably 30 pounds of actual gear. I'm not including water here. my first tour I started at around 60 including weight of front and rear panniers.... kept sending gear home on that trip.
I'm liking how I do it now, but still could drop more weight off. Seems like I notice EVERY extra pound when climbing those huge passes. FOr me this is true when riding loaded, or an totally unloaded racing bike. ALWAYS into loosing weight...
Dude, it's not that hard. I'll admit it helps if you are in a forgiving environment and have a bit of coin to drop.
Here's some of what I use for what I consider medium-weight touring. Not a complete list but you get the idea. Fits OK in 2 rear panniers, although the tent poles are a bit too long and the stove a bit bulky. I wouldn't have enough room for 3 days of food and water, but plenty of room to pick up lunch/dinner as I go.
Tarptent double rainbow - 1120 g
Mont Zodiac 350 down sleeping bag, silk liner and drybag - 900g
(Just warm enough to sleep well down to freezing if I wear thermals and a beanie. You'd want more bag if it gets colder where you are, or if you don't sleep warm.)
Thermarest prolite 3R - 360g
(Nb. too thin for me, I now fold it in half and use it under my torso)
Self-inflating pillow - ~150g
Total
camping gear = ~2.5kg or 90 oz or about 5 1/2 lb. Some tents or sleeping bags weigh this on their own! I'm pretty happy with this but you could loose a bit with a lighter tent; mine sleeps two.
Trangia storm cooker 750g
(2 pots, frypan, good windshield. Too heavy and quite bulky. Thinking of replacing with a mini-trangia and a titanium cup).
Small bottle metho 150g
Plastic cup, cutlery ~200g
Cooking = ~1.1kg = 39 oz or about 2.4 lb; could be half this with lighter stove and pans.
Clothes: I don't always carry all of this. Not sure of the weights of most of it.
Shorts 1 worn + 2 carried
Socks x3
Jersey (long sleeve) x1
Long-sleeve shirt x1
Tactel singlet x1 (surprisingly warm esp. over thermals) ~90g
Thermal tops and tights x2 each (one set with sleeping gear so I ALWAYS have something dry to change into)
Windshirt (Nike running brand) ~100g
Rain pants
Epic rain/wind jacket (Mountain Designs brand) 350g
BBB booties
Gloves 1 pair short, 1 pair windproof, 1 pair wool liner gloves (the windproof pair alone get cold when they're soaked)
1 thermal balaclava
1 beanie
2 disposable shower caps
1 microfleece jumper ~350g
1 zipoff pants
1 nylon shorts
I could obviously go lighter here. This will get me through any conditions I'll see touring in Australia.
Nun and I think Bekologist have some more complete lists somewhere on the forums.