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I've just been playing around with GearGrams.com. I've mentioned it before, it's a very straightforward website that allows you to list all you gear with weights, then sub divide it into specific lists for different trips. It then calulates the weight of all your gear for that trip ... you can also see what percentage of your weight is clothes, shelter, food, tools, etc.

Anyway ... what I've just been looking at is the differences between the same type of items. Things like , my lightest shelter weighs 245g and the heaviest is 788g. My lightest bivvy bag is 182g and at the opposite end of the scale it's 837g. Seeing it broken down and listed, really opens your eyes to what you're carrying and how best to shift a few pounds.

Do you realise that you can save 36 grams by changing pegs from AlpKit Candy Canes to AlpKit Ti Nails? Which means you can carry an On One cap and still be 5g better off ;)
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I think most weight issues can be avoided by riding in Arizona or similar, it's warmer with less mud. Then again think of all the water needed..... :?
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Sounds like a law of diminishing returns end of the spectrum, I'm not quite at that end of the spectrum yet... ;)

Also, one has to think about how much extra energy carrying the extra weight costs you, v.s. the extra energy used with the sometimes occasionaly faff of superlightweight kit and sometimes less comfort. And then where your priorities lie.

It can get quite complex if you want I guess :ugeek:
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Zippy wrote:Also, one has to think about how much extra energy carrying the extra weight costs you, v.s. the extra energy used with the sometimes occasionaly faff of superlightweight kit and sometimes less comfort. And then where your priorities lie.
Not only that but how many extra weekends would be needed to be worked in order to pay for that extra kit which will enable you to go a sniff faster/further (but with less time etc...)???
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I thought I was bad!!
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Think Stu may be getting cabin fever with all that snow ;)
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