Wow, that is pretty heavy. I remember when I got back into backpacking after a long break. My base pack weight was around 45lbs for my first trip. 2nd Trip it was 42lbs. 3rd got it down to 33lbs. I kept finding ways to reduce base-weight and more things got left behind until my pack weight hit the 25lb mark spring of 2012. Been fairly happy since then. Wasnt until recently that I decided I wanted to go light and get my base pack weight <20lb. Currently have quite a few items on order that will get me pretty close. Last thing I plan to change is my backpack. I have an External frame pack that is close to 5lbs after shaving weight off it. I have held onto it for so long mainly because I just really like external frames. Now I am in the design phase of my first MYOG backpack. Just waiting till I get the rest of my kit inline before I make the pack.
It's wise to get the pack contents dialed in first so you know what size pack that you will need.
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