Pack set up

 

I have spent a while looking at my weight and I have reduced as much as I can. However due to the nature of this walk, the length of time I will be away and my age there are things that I will not do without. So my current pack (the one on the right) does get a little uncomfortable when loaded past 15kg.

My current plan and equipment means that about a third of the time I would be at 15kg or above. So I have bought a pack that may help me carry a heavier weight. Its classed as lightweight pack but the harness system apparently carries a heavier weight. I haven't tested it over a long distance but the waist belt set-up certainly sits better.

The weight of the pack set-up for a 5 day walk and 3 litres of water is 17.2 kg. It drops by about 800 grams per day overall as I use up the consumables food and of course as I drink the weight go es dowwn during the day. water weighs 1kg per litre.