Comments on: 6.5 pounds base weight http://www.charlieroberts.com/archives/149 by Charlie Roberts Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: charlie http://www.charlieroberts.com/archives/149/comment-page-1#comment-3916 charlie Wed, 13 May 2009 14:21:54 +0000 http://www.charlieroberts.com/?p=149#comment-3916 Hey Sean, I'm approaching this more like a race, which is definitely affecting my food and gear choices. I'm tentatively thinking that 30-40% of my calories will be from Perp and SE (the new Caffe Latte Perpetuem totally rocks! ), and the rest comprised of a careful selection of real foods. I'm still trying to get it all figured out and tested. I'll do a detailed post of my gear and food once it is finalized. My goal is 5-7 days for finishing. I'm going in "self-sufficient" style...no support or drop bags. The original idea was to see just how fast the trail can be done in this style. It would be nice to go out on a leisurely trek, but I barely am able to get away from work for this long! :-( Oh, and yes, I'm definitely carrying a knife. Hey Sean, I’m approaching this more like a race, which is definitely affecting my food and gear choices. I’m tentatively thinking that 30-40% of my calories will be from Perp and SE (the new Caffe Latte Perpetuem totally rocks! ), and the rest comprised of a careful selection of real foods. I’m still trying to get it all figured out and tested. I’ll do a detailed post of my gear and food once it is finalized.

My goal is 5-7 days for finishing. I’m going in “self-sufficient” style…no support or drop bags. The original idea was to see just how fast the trail can be done in this style. It would be nice to go out on a leisurely trek, but I barely am able to get away from work for this long! :-(

Oh, and yes, I’m definitely carrying a knife.

]]> By: Sean http://www.charlieroberts.com/archives/149/comment-page-1#comment-3915 Sean Wed, 13 May 2009 13:09:33 +0000 http://www.charlieroberts.com/?p=149#comment-3915 Charlie -- It's great that you doing this! I wish I could too. About how many days do you think it will take? For equipment, do you have a knife or multi-tool? I know they are heavy, but I always feel better carrying one and I have used mine many times racing or backpacking. For the rest of the gear, if you have time to list out the brand and model, that would be great. Same for food -- I'd be interested to see how much like race food vs. backpack food it is for you. /Sean Charlie — It’s great that you doing this! I wish I could too. About how many days do you think it will take?

For equipment, do you have a knife or multi-tool? I know they are heavy, but I always feel better carrying one and I have used mine many times racing or backpacking.

For the rest of the gear, if you have time to list out the brand and model, that would be great. Same for food — I’d be interested to see how much like race food vs. backpack food it is for you.

/Sean

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