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8 October 2012, 15:16,
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Scythe13
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How Heavy?
Hi Everyone
Just a quick question that I've been thinking about for a while, and don't remember asking.
How heavy is your:
GHB?
BOB?
EDC?
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8 October 2012, 15:20,
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NorthernRaider
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RE: How Heavy?
GHB 14 pounds
BOB 47 pounds without sleeping bag or extra water
EDC couple of pound on person maybe 10 pounds in EDC bag.
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8 October 2012, 15:24,
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Scythe13
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RE: How Heavy?
That's some light kit!
Great work NR.
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8 October 2012, 15:37,
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RE: How Heavy?
(8 October 2012, 15:16)Scythe13 Wrote: Hi Everyone
Just a quick question that I've been thinking about for a while, and don't remember asking.
How heavy is your:
GHB?
BOB?
EDC?
GHB and EDC are the same item for me
5 to 8kg depending on time of year
BOB fully loaded is approx 23kg
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8 October 2012, 15:40,
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RE: How Heavy?
23kg is about 50lbs. That's impressive too.
What do you mean by EDC and GHB is the same item?
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8 October 2012, 16:01,
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RE: How Heavy?
(8 October 2012, 15:40)Scythe13 Wrote: 23kg is about 50lbs. That's impressive too.
What do you mean by EDC and GHB is the same item?
I only have a single GHB and that's carried with me/ is in 5 minuted reach of me at all times. I Don't have a separate Every Day bag
23Kg is standard airline weight. That's carryable. As I mentioned total BO load is approx 40Kg each. This is too heavy to carry up a hillside and in packed in separate bags ( bicycle high capacity Panniers actually)
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8 October 2012, 16:12,
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RE: How Heavy?
(8 October 2012, 16:01)Lightspeed Wrote: I only have a single GHB and that's carried with me/ is in 5 minuted reach of me at all times. I Don't have a separate Every Day bag
23Kg is standard airline weight. That's carryable. As I mentioned total BO load is approx 40Kg each. This is too heavy to carry up a hillside and in packed in separate bags ( bicycle high capacity Panniers actually)
That's cool. My misses is getting me well into cycling, but has banned me from having panniers.....for now.
What do you do about longer items, because most panniers are pretty shallow? Or is that in the high capacity part? (can you tell I'm new to cycling haha).
Have you ridden that route fully loaded yet? Does the weight take a lot longer, or do you adjust your gearing to make it easier?
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8 October 2012, 18:51,
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RE: How Heavy?
mine is on a par with nr,s
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8 October 2012, 20:31,
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NorthernRaider
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RE: How Heavy?
I'm actually contemplating retire the BOB and just adding gear to the caches.
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8 October 2012, 20:54,
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RE: How Heavy?
BOB is 32lb/15kg, it was 42lb when I originally put it together but when I tested it I realised I needed to lose the weight. 42lb was manageable on flat and smooth paths but was difficult over rough ground. It could still do with being a fair bit lighter but as i've discarded all the unnecessary kit the only real options now involve spending lots of money on lighter bits of kit which I cant really afford to do.
GHB is 15lb/7kg, it varies depending on the time of year
EDC is very little, just what fits in my pockets
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