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Ah, the common GRAN v. GRAM confusion!!I thought maybe these were snacks that grandma's preferred.
I clicked on account of my insatiable appetite. (my weak bladder won't even put me on a top bunk!)I also thought it was a typo! Perhaps a question related to my concern as a gran with a weak bladder pondering the top bunk nighttime call!
Weight? Who said weight?
This is weight and still lack: water, minimum 2 liters and food for 6 days.View attachment 32852
I can't think of 37 lbs of stuff I'd want to carry with me on the Camino.Weight? Who said weight?
This is weight and still lack: water, minimum 2 liters and food for 6 days.View attachment 32852
I thought maybe these were snacks that grandma's preferred.
I was reliably informed on this very site that if you 'rolled' your clothes tight to exclude all air, that they would be lighter.Question and request of all you gram weenies.
Q: How much does a compactor trash bag (as used in a pack as a liner) weigh?
Request: What's your favorite gram saving tip(s)?
My contribution -
A pencils weigh less than a pen
Re-usable ty-wraps weigh less than carabiners for attaching things to your pack
AAA Li batteries weigh 7.6g while AAA alkaline batteries weigh 11.5g
Underwear without tags weigh less than underwear with tags.
Weight? Who said weight?
This is weight and still lack: water, minimum 2 liters and food for 6 days.View attachment 32852
It's for the ATI presume that is not a Camino pack, but one for PCT or AT?
I intend to buy a pack of Krispy Creme doughnuts at Sydney Airport. I've always wanted to try them. To save weight I shall then throw away the dough and keep the holes.
Wow, I didn't know what to expect by the title if your post! HahahaQuestion and request of all you gram weenies.
Q: How much does a compactor trash bag (as used in a pack as a liner) weigh?
Request: What's your favorite gram saving tip(s)?
My contribution -
A pencils weigh less than a pen
Re-usable ty-wraps weigh less than carabiners for attaching things to your pack
AAA Li batteries weigh 7.6g while AAA alkaline batteries weigh 11.5g
Underwear without tags weigh less than underwear with tags.
Unless you count the weight of anti-chaffing balm! My upper thighs would never survive.No underwear weighs less than underwear without tags.
Over the last week or so I have come to the conclusion that @Mikel Olivares is literally the coolest, most badass guy on this forum.Weight? Who said weight? This is weight and still lack: water, minimum 2 liters and food for 6 days
Badass for Awesome to an extreme levelHi notion900.
Badass for formidable, or
badass for aggresive.
Thanks for the compliment.Badass for Awesome to an extreme level
The ones I use weight 184 grs or 6.5 ounces. I cut them down a little which reduces the weight to about 140 grs or 5 ounces. That's quite a lot to me, but the bags work really well. I'm looking at the Zpacs Airplane Backpack Case which weighs 3.8 ounces and doubles as a pack case for flying, covering up the straps and stuff that can get caught in the conveyor, and a pack liner. Made of Cuban, it should be very strong, water proof (seams are sealed) and light.Q: How much does a compactor trash bag (as used in a pack as a liner) weigh?
I don't recommend washing clothes while you shower because to do so takes up extra time in the shower and uses up hot water. There may be fellow pilgrims queued up waiting to use that very shower you are in, happily scrubbing away at your skivvies. There were a few times I stood waiting to get in a shower stall while pilgrims were in them for a very long time. I guess they though they were at a fancy hotel and heaters magically and instantly filled up and warmed the water just right.shower
I think every albergue has a wash station for clothes, and oh, don't take forever at those either. Yup, fellow pilgrims waiting to use them as well.
And those lithium batteries are hard to find and they aren't cheap. Two AA lithium batteries in my camera could last me a week (at about 80 pictures a day.) When my stockpile ran out I had to make do with alkaline batteries. I had some that would even last the day.AAA Li batteries weigh 7.6g while AAA alkaline batteries weigh 11.5g
I intend to buy a pack of Krispy Creme doughnuts at Sydney Airport. I've always wanted to try them. To save weight I shall then throw away the dough and keep the holes.
I don't disbelieve you, but I'm surprised. My two Li camera batteries lasted the whole 5wks.And those lithium batteries are hard to find and they aren't cheap. Two AA lithium batteries in my camera could last me a week (at about 80 pictures a day.) When my stockpile ran out I had to make do with alkaline batteries. I had some that would even last the day.
Well, this has been fun.
Some others from my side...
and finally for me...
Can't really file this under a Gram Weenie item because its a big weight item. Last Camino I found I carried way too much water (about 1.5L). I bet, most days I could have gotten away with 1/2L because the fuente's were so prevalent. If you take less, though, make sure you know you can refill.
No...not on Maseta. But you can buy another plastic bottle and carry it on those days. So for me - this year I'm bringing two .7L bottles and filling them half full where water is plentiful and full when not.Even on the Mesta? I was under the impression fountains were fewer and further between there.
Yes, in the military we called those "ship showers".That is something that is really rather obvious but seldom mentioned "courtesy for your fellow pilgrims" The resources of any albergue are finite, and that means hot water. There is a fine old naval tradition called a "Pussar Shower" this was primarily used during water rationing and it goes like this: run water, get wet. Turn water off, soap down. Turn water on, rinse. Shower complete and hot water reserved.
ummm....I'm gonna have to chime in here. Not disrespecting Mike, but honestly 37 pounds of gear ain't squat. Try 60-80 pounds worth. Ruck. Water. Rations. Weapon. Ammunition. Maybe a mortar base plate, or extra rounds for one. Maybe a radio.Over the last week or so I have come to the conclusion that @Mikel Olivares is literally the coolest, most badass guy on this forum.
ummm....I'm gonna have to chime in here. Not disrespecting Mike, but honestly 37 pounds of gear ain't squat. Try 60-80 pounds worth. Ruck. Water. Rations. Weapon. Ammunition. Maybe a mortar base plate, or extra rounds for one. Maybe a radio.
but I was a younger man then.....it seemed much lighter
we still found time to go out and have fun, ha ha....Mark...first, Thanks for your Service.
Second....that doesn't count...you were doing that for work (and pay). Mike did it for FUN!
ummm....I'm gonna have to chime in here. Not disrespecting Mike, but honestly 37 pounds of gear ain't squat. Try 60-80 pounds worth. Ruck. Water. Rations. Weapon. Ammunition. Maybe a mortar base plate, or extra rounds for one. Maybe a radio.
but I was a younger man then.....it seemed much lighter
Heck no, and didn't say I carried all that crap while walking the Camino. That's just a typical infantry load.not sure you would need the above on a usual day on the Camino.... But each to their own....
I intend to buy a pack of Krispy Creme doughnuts at Sydney Airport. I've always wanted to try them. To save weight I shall then throw away the dough and keep the holes.
Try 60-80 pounds worth. Ruck. Water. Rations. Weapon. Ammunition. Maybe a mortar base plate, or extra rounds for one. Maybe a radio.
The ones I use weight 184 grs or 6.5 ounces. I cut them down a little which reduces the weight to about 140 grs or 5 ounces. That's quite a lot to me, but the bags work really well. I'm looking at the Zpacs Airplane Backpack Case which weighs 3.8 ounces and doubles as a pack case for flying, covering up the straps and stuff that can get caught in the conveyor, and a pack liner. Made of Cuban, it should be very strong, water proof (seams are sealed) and light.
..... Some others from my side..... Wooden clothes pins are lighter than some plastic ones and don't break as easily.
Carrying a dedicated waterbottle is deadweight. Buy a .5L or .7L plastic waterbottle and refill as required. The plastic is about as thin and light as I can imagine.
Heck no, and didn't say I carried all that crap while walking the Camino. That's just a typical infantry load.
My backpack each time I walked the Camino probably weighed about 12-15 pounds, no more. Typical stuff. Fleece. Rain jacket. Sleeping bag liner. Microfiber towel, etc.....
My post was a response to a previous post where another forum member was being praised for a 37 pound pack on the AT, so I chimed in and wagged it a bit by mentioning loads I carried as a younger dude. That's all.
Even lighter than wooden or plastic clothspins - nappy pins[/B].
They are lighter and more secure on the clothsline - protect against anyone accidentally grabbing your clothes off the line. And they secure still damp clothes to your pack while you walk.
Even better -- standard safety pins! They do the same things while being lighter, cheaper and easier to find....
And we've had this conversation before, I think.
Rearning safety/diaper/nappy pins. I brought a bunch of the ones with plastic heads. On quite a few of them the plastic part broke. Also, they weren't that great for hanging things on clotheslines that had any sort of slack or incline to them, as everything slid down into one lump. They did work well for pinning damp socks to my backpack. Next time I'll take a few clothes pins along with the safety pins.
I just bought the same size Packtowl, which I found on clearance. I don't need one quite that big, so I trimmed off a bit from the length and width, to make it about the same dimensions as my standard home bath towel, and it now weighs just 4 ounces. I'm going to use a small piece of the scrap fabric to wrap around my bar of soap to keep it dry in a ziplock baggie.I've never had a problem with them breaking, but definitely the sliding problem. I found I could push the pin through the clothesline itself to anchor, if it was a fiber type line.
Here's something I'm not a gram weenie about. I carry a giant towel. It is a beach towel size. (PackTowl, 5 oz)
Most of my clothing is pretty quick drying already, but..... after hand washing, and a basic water squeeze out, I lay out my (giant) towel, with all my wet clothes spread out on it, and roll it up like a burrito. Then twist hard, both directions. The clothes come out more than half dry already. At that point, I can pretty much just hang them up on my bunk, and they'll be totally dry by morning.
I just bought the same size Packtowl, which I found on clearance. I don't need one quite that big, so I trimmed off a bit from the length and width, to make it about the same dimensions as my standard home bath towel, and it now weighs just 4 ounces. I'm going to use a small piece of the scrap fabric to wrap around my bar of soap to keep it dry in a ziplock baggie.
Toooooooooo much information!No underwear weighs less than underwear without tags.
Nice...good times, huh?Hi Mark.
I was young too a lot of years ago.
Thank you for bringing me good memories of the military.
I was Legionario-Paracaidista. I served in a long time in Spanish Western Sahara.
I do not know if you are known for the HALO diploma, taught in Spain for American instructors.
Thanks again for remind me those times.
We just finally got a store in Anchorage last year. Expensive but sooooo delicious. Too bad they go straight to my belly in the form of fat.Our home is Winston Salem NC. Headquarters of Krispy Kreme. It's still hard to believe our little local donut shop became a worldwide thing.
I have a 13 pound pack. At least 2 pounds are items that weigh nothing....
AbsolutelyWow, the true ultralight unicorn - anti-gravity gear.
So do those 2 weightless pounds have an effect on the gear surrounding them in your pack? You know, like the way a Diet Coke cancels out a bacon cheeseburger?
sorry.... I was only joking..... And deliberately mis reading your post .......Thinking if somebody carrying the items you mentioned on the Camino would have looked a little strangeHeck no, and didn't say I carried all that crap while walking the Camino. That's just a typical infantry load.
My backpack each time I walked the Camino probably weighed about 12-15 pounds, no more. Typical stuff. Fleece. Rain jacket. Sleeping bag liner. Microfiber towel, etc.....
My post was a response to a previous post where another forum member was being praised for a 37 pound pack on the AT, so I chimed in and wagged it a bit by mentioning loads I carried as a younger dude. That's all.
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