Claudine:
Weight, excluding water and including trekking poles and shared items = 24lbs! 4 lbs lighter than my starting weight for Rae Lakes! No bear can and lightweight upgraded Thermarest, plus shaved ounces off here and there, makes for happy lighter backpack!
Claudine:
No bear cans needed! So we have ZPacks food bags, which we'll hang. Hoping they hold up against rodents! Also, food is in another odor-proof bag inside. My bag weighs 5.5 lbs; Danny's is ~ 7 lbs.
Claudine:
About to head out on other backpacking adventure, this time on Vancouver Island, hiking the 76 km West Coast Trail. Sand, boardwalks, mud, 70+ ladders, sandstone, cable cars, beach, and rainforest await us. Meal planning, 6 days and 5 nights of food. We g
