View Poll Results: How much does your touring gear weigh?
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How much does your touring gear weigh?
12-03-15, 01:15 PM
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I'm really surprised that the group with the greatest number at this point is the 10-20 lb crew, because that is definitely counter to what I see when I'm out there. Could it be that many consider credit card touring and supported touring their main venue or are they underestimating their gear's weight? Just guessing but I feel like the majority I see are nowhere close to that and likely fall into the 30-40 lb range.
The fact that it was a few years ago could be somewhat significant. I think interest in lighter touring has increased, not sure how much that has effected the mainstream.
12-04-15, 03:07 PM
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About a month or 2 ago in a similar hiker thread . I claimed that my skin out wt was zero, since I will eat all the food I'm carrying. My tent and sleeping bag will eventually get torn and replaced. I'll have to replace clothes, my pack (bicycle) will wear out as well. So I have zero skin out wt. In fact I will eventually die so my skin in wt. does not count either. I travel at absolute zero travel wt.
I am hiker god!! And maybe cycle tourist god as well.
I have achieved the ultimate lightness. May you as well!!
I am hiker god!! And maybe cycle tourist god as well.
I have achieved the ultimate lightness. May you as well!!
