Not for you… Definitely could name others.. in fact I may have struck a chord; in my observation, you are far more personable since that interaction!!
Also, weight distribution in a pack once you get over 30 pounds can result in a nice, steady pack or one that slips side to side and pulls on one shoulder more than the other. You may not notice on a short hike on level ground but on uneven terrain and sidehills the weight distribution is very important.
I weigh the pack during prep for the hunt. Most was 110 pound pack not counting bow nor two bottles of water on my hips. I weighed 205 pounds. Was expecting 3 miles to get to where would camp. Forest Service bulldozed a pile of dirt on the road so had to park 2 miles from trailhead then the 3 miles to camp on the trail was not counting switchbacks so I hiked in 9 miles that day. Realized I could not get an elk out from there without meat spoiling so for the next three days listened to bull elk bugling and glassed up elk, deer and black bear. Google Earth with better resolution would have been handy for seeing the switchbacks. I lost footing on the way out and stuck the edge of a rock into my calf. You go down fast with that much weight in a pack.
Yes I have a digital scale and weight everything that goes in my pack ,everything and I know what the pack weigh is
I weigh everything on a kitchen scale then put it in the pack, and then do a final pack with the luggage scale.
Anxiety mostly
Ive tried a regular scale with the pack on my back but get different #s everytime and im kinda anal
Those digital scales can be off by quite a bit, say 5-8lbs. Yes, that much.
I've not found this to be the case most I've used are accurate within .2 to .4 lbs. Usually I weigh everything with a kitchen scale item by item, then compare that to the packed weight with a luggage scale.
This is a very good one and very accurate I use it for my dope too lol
So another good reason to avoid getting “mountain tough?” Heavy me gets to carry in more gear than trim me.TK,
There is some rule of thumb, maybe Backpacker.com has it, but I think your pack should not exceed 30-35% of your body weight. Although there is no way in hell you would ever get an elk out with that rule, but for first trips, you should be fine, and then experiment up. But hell, if you are only going for 1-2 nights, how much crap do you need?
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Same. Winter pack for 5-7 day hunt averages right around 66-68 lbs not including what I "wear" (clothes, boots, outer layers, binos and harness). I weigh those too because I am a Type A.
