Me neither, it's a whole decade since I ran bushcraft courses full time
Am I carrying too much gear.
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These are what I would skip keeping in mind it is a three day trip.
Don’t forget that you might be carrying your big outer layer jacket strapped to the bag when it gets hot.
While this is sounding very manageable it’s still worth looking for reductions.
On the other hand, if 13kg + is manageable then you can afford the odd luxury in there!
Do you know how far you will be carrying it?
While this is sounding very manageable it’s still worth looking for reductions.
On the other hand, if 13kg + is manageable then you can afford the odd luxury in there!
Do you know how far you will be carrying it?
I'm from Bridgend s Wales so about a total 2 hour walk from my house to Merthyr Mawr dunes. Can catch a bus from where I am down as close as possible. Could drive down but you probably know what parking is like in Candelston
I can't speak for John, but I've managed it on a bottle of sloe gin and a map of the local hedge bottoms.
It's all relative to your bodyweight. The general suggestion is that a rucksack load should be between 10-15% of bodyweight, and max 20%. In practice that's very hard to get down to. Plus it does not factor in being maybe a bit overweight or not as fit or young.
I've been playing around with 12-20kg on short flat walks back with my weekly shopping to get a feel for it.
The biggest thing I've found that helps is having a chunk of the weight at the front of my body. This makes everything more balanced, by taking some of the loading off the back and therefore not so tiring.
I've been doing this Aussie swagman style, with a canvas carrier bag hung on a strap over my shoulder to the rucksack. This works surprisingly well, and I can play about with the height. Although it swings about a bit, I could easily tie off from a corner to stop that.
A front chest pack is the obvious alternative, but needs some ventilation to stop overheating. Years ago when travelling abroad, when moving everything to the next transit of stopover point I used to wear my daypack on backwards at the front, with my then huge camp rucksack at the back.
I've been playing around with 12-20kg on short flat walks back with my weekly shopping to get a feel for it.
The biggest thing I've found that helps is having a chunk of the weight at the front of my body. This makes everything more balanced, by taking some of the loading off the back and therefore not so tiring.
I've been doing this Aussie swagman style, with a canvas carrier bag hung on a strap over my shoulder to the rucksack. This works surprisingly well, and I can play about with the height. Although it swings about a bit, I could easily tie off from a corner to stop that.
A front chest pack is the obvious alternative, but needs some ventilation to stop overheating. Years ago when travelling abroad, when moving everything to the next transit of stopover point I used to wear my daypack on backwards at the front, with my then huge camp rucksack at the back.
Bloody good idea and the same thinking as me. Looking to take the pack out for short walks to get used to it again. I'm 13 stone in the winter and drop to 12.5 in the summer when I'm working on the garden and regain my fitness .
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