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Many people think of a bug out bag only to get them to a safe location, camping along the way and this would be the similar to how I backpack for recreation and thought to mention a few other things. I do this for fun and packing a lot of weight is not fun, period. One of the basic things is that the heaviest things are the pack, sleeping bags and tent. Attention to those basic items can save a lot of weight. Another thing I have learned over the years is that price and name is no indication of quality. I have learned to look at features and construction then look at the price tag. I usually pack with my wife so gear is for two people. Contained in this Coleman Peak pack are 2 Slumberjack sleeping bags rated to 20 degrees, 2 Thermarest 3/4 pads, 2 person Peak hoop tent with a vestibule built into each side of the rain fly, 2 pots of a Coleman Max cook kit, 2 titanium sporks, Exponent ultra F-1 stove and canister, 32 ounce Nalgen bottle and MSR water purifier. Would you believe it only weighs 15 pounds?
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The pack has plenty of room for expansion and could carry a lot more but I just put waterproof cover over it and strap hiking kit to it and keep the weight at 18.5 pounds. The plastic pack frame I use as a pack board I load with food, cloths and whatever else I want to bring on the trip like fishing poles. My wife carries the lighter of the two which is usually the pack board. If I go out alone I usually just strap a few things to the pack board. What ever people say with heavy packs they won't keep up on the trail and if they ever start ultra light backpacking they will never go back to heavy packs.
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for the most part, my ditch kit is for those times my personal need to get away wins out, rather than a physical need, but the packing considerations are similar for me.
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