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To each their own but that pack sounds miserable. I walked Oct-November with a 10L pack that weighed 6lbs.
I’m getting ready to walk CF in January-February with a 24L pack that weighs 9 lbs.
I recommend going on a week long shakedown hike and anything that doesn’t get used, ditch.
I picked this bad boy up on Amazon for like $17 so hopefully I don’t ever wake up in the Albergue to find my phone has been unplugged by another Pilgrim!
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