...to get down to a ccs rucksack for my only pack. ;-)

Keep getting smaller! You got the single pack down. Cutting back on shelter, food, and clothing?

butthead

Please document and report your "adventures" in this endeavor. We'll be cheering you on!

quote butthead: "Keep getting smaller! You got the single pack down. Cutting back on shelter, food, and clothing?

butthead"

for one, im looking at this.with 2 Easton poles and the Ti stakes I already have itll come in at under 2 lbs. clothing is two, I always pack way too much.

I've made a number of trips with just the Kondos Trail pack. They're both similar in capacity so it shouldn't be too difficult. That tent is a good place to start. It may be easier yet if you can the bear can and just use a stuff sack or the Ursack.

quote kanoes: "

quote butthead: "Keep getting smaller! You got the single pack down. Cutting back on shelter, food, and clothing?

butthead"

for one, im looking at this.with 2 Easton poles and the Ti stakes I already have itll come in at under 2 lbs. clothing is two, I always pack way too much."

I use a SMD Lunar Duo for soloing, good quality stuff. It is a bit heavier than the trekker at 2lb 4oz, with Easton poles, stakes and tyvek innie it is a hair over 3 lbs. Never had a problem setting up at any site but do miss something freestanding at times.

Best of luck with lightening the load. Do you carry a chair?

Lots of 1 man tents around the 2 lb range.. The cats I know who do multi week bike packing trips always go with a bivy. They're about a pound depending on which one you get. And take up no room.I like my Big Agnus Seedhouse 2 SL. But it's around 3lbs

Once Jan achieves this goal he'll be trying to get it down to a fanny pack. ;-)

quote kanoes: "...to get down to a ccs rucksack for my only pack. ;-)"

duration of canoe trip? (re: foodstuff)

So how light do you want to get? I'm trying to get my pack to 30# for a 10 day trip.

One Pac is at it again....

Jan, I'm sure you have posted this before, but I'm having difficulty locating it with the Search function. What's in your gear list? How have you reduced it to the level you are already at?

Thanks.
Pete

I got my packs(2) down to a total of just over 40 lbs this summer. I packed for 8 days (didn't stay that long). But, I packed a hatchet and saw as well as an extra tarp. My packs are 60 L hiking packs so I needed 2 packs. Also, I wanted to separate food/kitchen from clothes/gear.

quote housty9: "So how light do you want to get? I'm trying to get my pack to 30# for a 10 day trip."

it isn't a weight issue, its a volume issue.

One pack of cigarettes maybe....on a day trip. :-)

quote hobbydog: "One pack of cigarettes maybe....on a day trip. :-) "

hahaha! yeah, that's a volume issue too.

I would look at some of the bushcraft guys kits. Bushcraftusa.com They are very small, not necessarily light but small. Most of the gear they use is heavy and not real high tech but they seem to get by with very little. Lots of cooking over a camp fire with a cup that nests with a water bottle type stuff. I would have no problem doing three days in big bend or on the buffalo, but early season and late season BWCA the clothing is my challenge. I am working with a new pack and if I get there I will let you know

Hi there Kyle! Long time no hear!

butthead

quote butthead: "Hi there Kyle! Long time no hear!


butthead"

Hey Butthead!!

I am almost there. One daypack and one CCS Rucksack.

I use the daypack for personal items and like having it for daytrips. This year I have a smaller and lighter weight REI Flash 22 daypack that I am going to use instead of the one shown.

I think a lot depends on the length of the trip and what season. What luxuries would you bring?

Everything for a week in the Q mid-summer. Plenty of luxury items as well. Pack is a Granite Gear Solo (which they don't make anymore).

quote Banksiana: "Everything for a week in the Q mid-summer. Plenty of luxury items as well. Pack is a Granite Gear Solo (which they don't make anymore).

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I would love to see what's in that pack.

I say down size when you get older. Train and build your muscles before your solo so you can take what you want. I've found this very helpful and makes for a more enjoyable trip. And its good for a person.

I'm good until I have to add food...then it becomes complicated.

Still, I seem to be able to multi-night it with my Gregory 70 liter backpack when backpacking. What is it about canoeing that makes me load Er' down?

quote luft: "
I am almost there. One daypack and one CCS Rucksack.

I use the daypack for personal items and like having it for daytrips. This year I have a smaller and lighter weight REI Flash 22 daypack that I am going to use instead of the one shown.

"

This was 5 days in the BWCA in summer.

I brought:

Jet boil/one gas canister/ several lighters, a GSI quart sized press pot deconstructed and used as a boil in bag food cozy, GSI insulated mug that fits inside press pot cozy, Mora knife, Titanium spoon, cutting board, net bag for storing eating system, Sawyer mini water filter and back flush syringe, Nalgene 96 oz canteen, small stainless steel water bottle, Ursack filled with dehydrated food, one set of clothing and water shoes that I was wearing, plus a long sleeved wool zip neck shirt, long underwear used as pj's, one extra set of sox and underwear, rain jacket and pants, light fleece jacket, baseball hat, wool beanie, sunglasses, reading glasses, first aid kit, headlamp with one extra set of batteries, Luci lantern, hammock, tarp, quilt, underquilt, pillow, small bag of stakes/ropes/dealie bobs/carabiners, map case, Delorme Inreach, iPhone, assorted personal toiletries, TP.

Luxury items: Crocs, an extra Eno hammock for lounging (crazy creek chair is in the canoe as a seat and can be used as chair in camp), 3 Gatorade bottles filled with white wine, Kindle, iPod shuffle, power bank to recharge electronics, small pair of binoculars.

i thought my packs,gear and food, were too heavy until a couple years ago when i was struggling across a portage with my canoe and two guys came along and offered to help.it was before my knee surgery and i was limping.anyway one took the canoe and the other went back for a pack.as i made my way along the pack guy came up behind me with BOTH packs!
the issue became clear,it was not what i was packing for the trip it was i was too old to carry what was "normal"for a canoe trip.

quote luft: "

quote luft: "
I am almost there. One daypack and one CCS Rucksack.

I use the daypack for personal items and like having it for daytrips. This year I have a smaller and lighter weight REI Flash 22 daypack that I am going to use instead of the one shown.
"

This was 5 days in the BWCA in summer.
I brought:

Jet boil/one gas canister/ several lighters, a GSI quart sized press pot deconstructed and used as a boil in bag food cozy, GSI insulated mug that fits inside press pot cozy, Mora knife, Titanium spoon, cutting board, net bag for storing eating system, Sawyer mini water filter and back flush syringe, Nalgene 96 oz canteen, small stainless steel water bottle, Ursack filled with dehydrated food, one set of clothing and water shoes that I was wearing, plus a long sleeved wool zip neck shirt, long underwear used as pj's, one extra set of sox and underwear, rain jacket and pants, light fleece jacket, baseball hat, wool beanie, sunglasses, reading glasses, first aid kit, headlamp with one extra set of batteries, Luci lantern, hammock, tarp, quilt, underquilt, pillow, small bag of stakes/ropes/dealie bobs/carabiners, map case, Delorme Inreach, iPhone, assorted personal toiletries, TP.

Luxury items: Crocs, an extra Eno hammock for lounging (crazy creek chair is in the canoe as a seat and can be used as chair in camp), 3 Gatorade bottles filled with white wine, Kindle, iPod shuffle, power bank to recharge electronics, small pair of binoculars. "

Amazing you can fit all of that. I'm thinking you have some really nice luxury items but I tend to forget that I fish and would have much more room in my bags if I didn't. Your wine and electronics cancels out my fishing. :)

I can't wait to use my new ENO Singlenest as a nap and reading station this fall but I have a tent I'm bringing too. I'm curious why you don't use your main sleeping hammock for lounging to save space and weight?

again?.............

Huh?

quote TomT: "Huh?"

it's a joke tom.

quote TomT: "

quote luft: "

quote luft: "
I am almost there. One daypack and one CCS Rucksack.


I use the daypack for personal items and like having it for daytrips. This year I have a smaller and lighter weight REI Flash 22 daypack that I am going to use instead of the one shown.
"

This was 5 days in the BWCA in summer. "

Amazing you can fit all of that. I'm thinking you have some really nice luxury items but I tend to forget that I fish and would have much more room in my bags if I didn't. Your wine and electronics cancels out my fishing. :)


I can't wait to use my new ENO Singlenest as a nap and reading station this fall but I have a tent I'm bringing too. I'm curious why you don't use your main sleeping hammock for lounging to save space and weight?
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LOL. If you look closely both of those packs are filled to the brim:-0

I downsized some of my items like my rope bag, didn't bring fire making items or fishing items, first aid kit tailored down to a solo person's needs, no cooking pots, basically just the bare minimum. I didn't even bring an extra paddle.


My rationale on a second hammock...I debated between bringing a chair or the extra hammock. I decided on the hammock with the idea that I really love to read and find the hammock more comfortable for long periods of time. I knew I would be hanging my sleeping hammock back away from the water to cut down on wind/dampness so I decided on the second hammock so I could hang it as close to waters edge as possible. I also was able to easily move it into the shade on one of the hotter days. The Eno hammock was actually smaller space-wise than my camp chair, weight was probably a tie between the two.