Bill_Simpkins Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I like to pack super light. For years, my system was the standard poly-pro, gortex and warm jacket(down or synthetic) method. I've been using soft shells for the last year and a half or so and have done ok in summer and winter. However, I want to streamline my system. My goal is to have a sytem thats light as humanly possible and still stay warm and relatively dry (staying home and watching tv is not an option!). Right now for winter I use a polyester T-shirt, a long sleeve half zip stretchy base layer top and bottom (powersheild?), patagonia Guide Pants, REI Minstral Jacket, and a primaloft jacket. Sometimes I throw in the pack a little plastic parka. Weighs like 1 ounce or somthing. I usually just wear the the T-shirt and the Shells and everything else sits in the pack until camp. I have summer down. I just wear my Shells and have the longsleeve base layer in my pack. Experience, tricks and thoughts are appreciated. Again, I'm a minimalist and want to keep it simple and light. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyclimb Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Burlap sack, and plastic trash bag.... Plastic trash bag can be used when: *you drop your plastic outershell 2000 feet... *You want to wade river-hop scotch- *rain jacket *makeshift bivy sac/shelter *Put around your head after you run out of food, and realize its better just to get it over with How many uses does that one ounce parka have??? a trash bag weighs one ounce, and has how many uses? versatility is god Burlap sack- * It looks cool for all the chix in a new age, artistic, in vogue sort of way... "everyones gotta Ferrari, but how many have a 67'shelby?"- you would be a conisouir Bring lots of duct tape also * wrap around water bottle, fix trash bag quickly *put it over your mouth when the bitching gets soo loud because you went tooo light * finally end-up wraping whole body with duct-tape when plastic trash bag deteriorates, creating a perfectly formed custom suit, until the circulation is cut off to all extremities including your head, at which point you black-out, in the pooring rain, weaing nothing but duct tape and a burlap sac... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 You speak as if it's a bad thing ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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