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Flatcat said:Ive been reading many post regarding sizes of packs,
Today at my local MEC store they had a Clarence of some great quality packs,
Gregory Baltoro 65
$80 off!
For my wife she has a 63l 2.4 kg bag
I have 65 l 2.5 kg bag
After reading I'm feeling that they may be heavy, they fit awesome and our very comfortable,
I'm 215lbs so maybe I'll take more of a load than her!
Any options!
( big bag but I don't have to over load it )
kaixo said:Load it up and carry it around...All Day!
You will know soon enough if you have the right pack.
You may find that your packs are a bit large and heavy.
I love my Deuter Futura Pro 34L. It is designed for women and weighs about 1.7kg.
I did not fill it and was able to cinch down the compression straps so it was relatively small.
Also, I like the frame design...the pack does not rest directly on your back.
There are much lighter packs available...Osprey is very popular.
Go to your local outdoor store and try some on, fully loaded of course.
Your back pack is one of your most important items. Don't settle if you don't have to.
Happy shopping!
Thx, we're not big hikers, we've ran 5 Marathons in the last 3 years but never with weight on our backs, so yes we'll train well ahead of time with some weight in our packs!supersullivan said:Flatcat, you'll have no problems with your new backpack size wise, I managed comfortably with a 45 L pack covering the last 150 kms of Camino Frances this year and was able to find room for a notebook and charger and a 2 litre bladder pack which was carried full starting each day and other than for drying purposes had no need to carry anything in the outside webbing of my pack. If not a regular hiker, I think it's a good idea to try to start any physical preparation by doing 1 nice trail walk a week in addition to any other training you have in mind, start by carrying about 40 to 50% of your Camino weight in it and increase the weight by about 10% each month so by the time you start your Camino you'll have had several months experience carrying your full intended weight and if this is proving too much then you'll have plenty of time to reconsider your packing list essentials, same would apply to the distance on your prep hikes - start with a distance you feel comfortable covering and month on month increase by about 10%.
Buen Camino
Seamus
Great approach Jeff! I can fully appreciate the reasoning and methods to contribute to the food and booze budget!jeffnd said:When it's comes to pack weight, I've decided to take this approach. I went online and saw that a luggage scale costs about $20 dollars. I then took that $20 dollars and put it into my Camino food and booze budget. I've decided to just go for a pack weight that feels comfortable, not a pack weight that conforms to some arbitrary rule like 10% or 15% or whatever percent of my body weight.
Linda, this is a very good point, and it has been made before, but tends to get lost in the rest of the discussion. I would consider calculating one's ideal walking weight based on a BMI of 25, and then using that to calculate a pack weight or FSO target weight.lbpierce said:One thing I've always wondered about is when we talk about limiting our backpacks to a certain percentage of our body weight, we don't make a distinction about fat weight vs. muscle weight.
PingHansen said:Yes and no. Equipment wise, it is much like an overnight trip. But it's walking day after day after day, so you'll really appreciate a better pack and lighter gear than for an overnighter.capun said:By reading the forum posts it is not like a backpack trip but at most an overnight light trip. No tents, cooking gear, etc.
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