Thanks, Steve. No worries there. I'm already as light as I care to go (and lighter than most from what I can tell). There are too many things that happen unexpectedly, I I prefer a bit of weight to have gear to handle them. Like funnel clouds on Pikes Peak last year. Or record rains. Or... Grin.
With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 11:55:13 AM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On 04/09/2014 12:37 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Thanks guys! I'm far more confident in my 2 x 9 choice, though I do > > love the attractiveness of a 1x. Looking back at all the backpacking > > (photos are the closest thing I have to "experiential memory") I see > > the hills I climb with a load, and that makes it clear I need the 2 x > > 9. Thank you for playing with this with me! > > Now, your next step should include refining and lightening your load. > Over on the iBOB list, not long ago there was a discussion on this > topic. I believe with a good selection of the latest equipment it's > possible to greatly lighten your load without compromising either > function or comfort. > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/internet-bob/camping$20equipment/internet-bob/snuT5mNU01Q/_woTXtwVFp0J > > Some of this http://alexwetmore.org/?cat=165 might be helpful as well. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
