Gear weight

[Scythe13]

This is an important question. There is a huge difference between having a weighted bag, and being able to carry that bag for time.

I know I can carry my bag with full gear for a day's hiking on VERY hilly ground, and still have energy to drop the bag and run a mile or 2 afterwards, but admittedly not very fast miles.

I'm still stripping down as much weight from my bag as I can, and I think I know a couple more items I could remove, but just need to do so and get back out on Dartmoor or somewhere, to test it out. There's no point getting gear, and improving it, and mofidying, and this and that, unless it gets tested and you're able to work with it.

TOF used to get tents and try them out in her front garden! She's crazy, but awesome. MCavity gets gear, learns to use is, then upgrades the item and uses it, e.g. his axe, cooking system, etc. SD tests out anything he can get his hands on.

The difference between having gear, being able to use it, and being able to move with it, are miles apart!

Good lesson well learned.