September 15, 2009
Anyone here gone backpacking?
2 days ago my wife met some cool people on one her DMZ tours. Tonight we had dinner with them. The parents live in Mexico in a resort retirement community and the 24-year-old woman just finished a 1 year teaching contract in Daegu, Korea.
Now she's going backpacking in Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and maybe another country or two. I saw her backpack today and it was big (she's not). It's 39 pounds.
I've never gone backpacking. Carrying 40 pounds around on my back sounds pretty tough and I'm not sure I'd enjoy it. On the other hand, here's a travel experience I've never had and part of me is certainly curious.
So has anyone here gone backpacking? Where'd you go and how much of a burden was your pack?
Posted by James Trotta at September 15, 2009 11:59 PM
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My husband and 4 kids use to backpack in colorado. You just need to make sure your pack is fitting you right. Make sure you have good hiking boots, very important....They make plenty of light weight gear.
Posted by: Kathaleen Haley at September 16, 2009 11:59 AM40 pounds is a little too much. Keep it under 25 pounds or so.
Posted by: Santhosh at September 16, 2009 4:05 PMHubby and I just started backpacking. We researched and bought light, but comfortable gear. There are tons of sites about how to keep your pack light. I'm small, so 25-30 lbs is my max. Hubby has carried up to 50 lbs, but is most comfortable with 35-40.
Living in northern California, we are blessed with abundant opps for backpacking trips. You can see a few of the places we've gone in the Sierra and Klamath areas on our flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiseco/collections/72157622389523164/
As Kathaleen said, make sure you go in and get fitted for a pack that fits you correctly. Try many to get the one that conforms to your shape. And don't skimp on the boots, they're vital to a good experience.
Good luck - enjoy!
Posted by: Lisa at September 17, 2009 7:23 AMBackpacks should be no more than 25% of your body weight, so use that as your guideline.
Posted by: Catherine at September 17, 2009 10:23 AM