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closer to 45 pounds.

I would need 12 pounds of just food.

Does not include water or bow - but does include everything else.

If water is plentiful carry food that needs water to cook but is light without it (noodles, soup etc.)

You can mash up four packs of Ramin noodles until the noodle are about the size of rice. You can then pack all 4 into a package about the size of the original. Small package, lots of food.

Plan your trip where you eat the heaviest food first.

Write a note to yourself listing what you used on your trip, what you didn't need and what you were lacking. Put the note in the pack as a reminder to yourself for next time.

Just a few ideas from an old soldier.

Not as much fun with a heavy pack especially with a 2,700' climb to get into the spot-less stuff is better.

Best of Luck, Jeff

i have always found that i have to start out with a gallon of water unless i really know the area.

Kifaru pack/ longhunter guide z lite pad under thermarest to protect thermarest/ neo air kifaru 4man tipi with liner Kifaru small stove helle knife ACS CX jet boil stove fly rod, flys, etc./tenkara or collapsible spinning 2 lighters/fire starter wet match / flashlight/fenix pd30/extra batteries head lamb/petzl/ extra 3 AAA batteries batteries/ 6 extra lithium GPS map cut map down gatorade powder x8 hot chocolate x8 camera extra string/ shelf material/ kept at truck para cord and bear/bag for food water bag 4liter tyvek sheet almonds portable water bottle with filter zone bars x8 Day 1 mountain house day 2 " " " day 3 day 4 day 5 day 6 day 7 day 8 cliff bars x3 rain gear/ small pack extra socks/ theos ascent sitka pants x2 sitka transverse shirt x2 sitka 90% jacket sitka kelvin jacket sitka core bottoms sitka beanie face mask cold gear sitka gloves blue comp sack for clothes Crocs for camp tab small detergent calls bow sock fuel X2 cannister western mountaineering badger down bag throat lozengers diamox chapstick hunter wipes large 10x15 toiletries/ baby wipes dry x30 tooth brush& paste decoy/ heads up decoy wire rack

rangefinder monocular glasses cleaners allen game bags or alaskin game bags sock liners x5 platypus water system or katadyn hiker water system

I've attached a spreadsheet I originally got from BuckT4 here on the bowsite years ago. It shows my setup and the rough weight of each item. Change the days and it automatically puts in how much food to bring.

I get my pack for 3 days to be about 45 lbs with 1 liter of water.

Currious how you guys are getting so much lighter?

Cheers, Pete

4lbs for a stove and gas? My pocket rocket and fuel are 13oz.

No sunscreen,bug dope, wash towel,or spare this in that for me.I have made a little rule for myself,other than first aid or survival,if I havent actually used it in the last few years then I dont take it. If Im only going for 3-4 days then I forget about all the what-ifs.Good hunting!

Ty

*(includes 1 liter water)

*(doesn't include binos, GPS, or knife on my belt or in pockets.)

I use only MH meals. No pad. integral designs wing tarp, Soto OD-1R Micro Regulator Stove, MSR Miox, 700 Goose down bag, 1 set of light weight rain gear (no change clothes), titanium pan & spork, Badlands Diablo pack ....etc.

I have been back packing/ and hunting 25 years. It isnt that hard to get the weight down. Some of the gear costs more, but in the long run it's worth it. IT CAN BE DONE!

Hunt light and enjoy!

I've spent more money over the years than I care to think about on the techy, light weight gear that makes it possible and have cut out a lot of "frivolous" crap like toothpaste.

I'll be warm, dry and fairly comfortable night or day in any weather and have plenty of calories to consume but no frills.

PM me if you want more details about specific items/weights.

The mantra is this: You're trading one thing for another, figure out what is most important to you and invest in that. You can't have it both ways.

You really get all that into a Diablo? That thing must be ready to bust wide open. I had a Diablo for a while. It was a great pack, but I hated it with more than 20 lbs in it.

I'm doing an overnight scouting trip with all my bivy gear this weekend. You guys have inspired me to weigh it all out :)

It is tight. I have a strong compression sack for my bag, & tyvek. If i'm not careful packing, it starts pushing the metal stays out toward my back.

I really enjoy planning and packing lighter and lighter. I will sometimes prepare my pack months in advance. I might pack it many times. I also like to practice when I scout. It may seem overkill, but I have a light pack and its worth it!

I also pack a second bag that I leave in the truck miles away that has game bags and a lot of extras. We hunt light and wear our packs. We sleep where we end up. When we get an animal down we send someone to get the second pack. etc. Works Good.

Happy hunting.

I also take a second pack frame that I leave at the truck. I usually have four game bags, and an extra saw and knife strapped to it.

I've never done a true bivy hunt, but I've slowly been aquiring some lightweight gear and I'm looking forward to not seeing a computer screen for about a week.

The only difference in a 5-9 day bivy is the pack size and the amount of food you'll need... everything else is the same... but the same can be said for an over nighter... depending on your expected comfort level, the only difference is the amount of food you take.

An over nighter can be done with a small pack and a 9 day bivy will be a bigger pack to facilitate the amount of food.....

Your bow plus gear and water will weigh 45 pounds...

My jetboil cup, soto stove, fuel, and spork weigh a total of 1#6oz. My knives weigh 7oz for 2 knives and 10 blades. Extra socks and lonjohns for 1 week weigh 1# 5oz.

Mine totals 3#2oz and I am good for over a week with that. Yours is 10# 8oz take that 7 1/2# out of your pack puts you at 37.4# before any other changes.

Eberlestock x2 Mountain hardwear Merced 32 Big Agnes IAC Tarp off an old A frame tent (8x12) 70 oz cambelback bladder one full set of extra clothes, extra socks. stainless steel quart pot, brunton single burner plus fuel Plus all the little stuff( flashlight, batteries etc.) Katadyn hiker water filter (haven't decided if I'm actually going to take this as I rarely filter anyways)

Granted, I can't afford the lightest gear and I was hunting in the SW part of the country during an extreme drought. Even so, a 35# pack sn't even in my realm of thinking! I wish it were. I'm jealous!!

My pack right now is around 50 pounds, planning for full 5-6 days in without coming out if need be

Going to have to figure out how to trim weight .... somethings gotta go

Boggles my mind that people bring 50+ pounds unless they are bringing heavy duty film equipment...or moving into the mountains!

Ummm, back when I worked construction we had a new guy who informed us he only needed to shower once a week since he had no body odor whatsoever. But whatever truck he was riding in always had all the windows rolled down for some reason...

A couple hundred people hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada every year and many of them have pack target wts of 25 lbs and that's with stocking up every 2 weeks.

As a group, hunters have to bring more stuff just by nature of the fact that we're not only backpacking, but also hunting. But we tend to bring a ton of superfluous and redundant items plus backups.

If it's one trip in and out and no farther than a single guy wants to pack an elk, I lean towards comfort more than weight savings. A nice pad, some real food and some extra clothes are worth 10# to me.

Like WW said I shoot for 2 lbs of food a day. So 7 day hunt my pack has 14 lbs in just food.

With all my optics and bow lashed to pack its in the 50 lb range. The one luxury thing I bring is my tablet. It's less then a lb.

As Arctichill photo demonstrates, sometimes VOLUME is as critical as WEIGHT.

Reducing both can be costly, but if you do it a little bit at a time it's manageable. Better yet try to get critical pieces right the first time "buy once cry once" like shelter, sleeping bag and stove.

Regarding sleeping pad check out Klymit Inertia X (the flo green one). Super light & compact and I find it to be extremely comfortable whether on my back or side.