I’m in the market too. Looking for a 3-5 lb, weekend pack. Any suggestions are welcome. Would prefer that it has a decent hip belt and set of shoulder straps and has some outside pockets for easy access to the critical stuff (ie. TP). I’m tired of lugging around a 7 lb pack – although it has been durable as hell. Just need to lighten the load.
Just got a rip off pair of crocks at Kroger. They are by far the lightest camp shoe I could ever carry. I am quite curious to see if they don’t fall apart after a weekend in the backcountry.
The movie still hasn’t made it to my humble town – and I doubt it ever will. Guess I’ll wait for the DVD. It seems to have limited distribution. You’d expect someone as well known and connected in Hollywood to have better distribution for the movie. It was a best seller for God’s sake.
McCandless gets a bad rap. Hell, all the kid did was live life to the max. It’s what drove him. What’s wrong with that? The fact that he died was an unexpected consequence, but everything I’ve read about the guy makes me think he knew it was part of the risk and I believe he accepted that.
Yeah, man. I’m done with the 50lbs.+ loads. That gig has played itself out. There are too many lightweight options out there now, and I enjoy the experience a lot more when I don’t take the kitchen sink – especially on short weekend trips.
