Hello all, I've been hiking with my qrp gear for a few years now, but always thought it would be nice to hike light. When I hike I always seem to carry around 40lbs on my back - no more!
For the past month or two I've taken to weight every piece of gear that goes into my pack and the pack. This turned out to be an eye-opener! Especially the qrp radio gear! I've dropped over 5lbs of radio gear. Here's how I lost the weight: K1 to KX1 setup - lost 1.0lb No coax - lost 1.0lb 2.2AH SLA battery to Poly-Ion 2.2AH lost 1.5lbs New antenna - lost 2.0 lbs ***I have to get rid of almost 2lbs yet?*** Backpack - 3.00lbs (2lb savings) Sleeping Bag - 2.75lbs Tent w/grd cloth- 1.80lbs Radio gear - 1.60lbs (5.30lbs savings) Sleep pad - 1.60lbs Tent stakes - .50lbs Platypus H2O 2L - 4.40lbs Bear bag& Stove - 2.00lbs Food 3-day - 2.00lbs (4lbs savings) Rain Poncho - .60lbs Water Filter - 1.50lbs Wash items - .50lbs Matches etc. - .13lbs Extra shirt etc.- .75lbs Fleece - 1.50lbs Medical Kit - 1.12lbs Total to date - 26.83lbs *25lb limit* OVER!!! 72, Ed, WA3WSJ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
