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Posted by redpatch5 on April 20, 2008 at 9:50:57 pm EDT
In reply to Minimalist or Everything but the kitchen sink? posted by Bryan L on February 22, 2008 at 12:56:24 am EST

Summer Overnight/2night trip. Small Island off Vancouver Island? Coast of Vancouver Island? Inland or mountain area of The Island? Choices, Choices, Choices.

How big is my pack? Big enough to do the job.

Ratio to body weight to pack weight? Don’t care.
How do I Pack my bag? Heavy at/near bottom, all the rest stuffed in or around the pack. Most needed items close to hand.

If I can find a Sherpa Wha hoo!!!!!!

A lot has been said already here about these questions. Not so much about these questions though.
With who? What for? When? Where? How much notice or prep time available?

I would want these questions answered first as they help to determine how and what I would pack. The motto “Be Prepared” should not be far from any hikers mind when packing for a trip.
Prep time an hours notice, I would pack very different than if I had up to a months notice, a lot of this time would be spent learning about the area. Route in/out, what is around the route, ect. What I would be doing? All this information could be useful in an emergency.
My neck of the woods even in summer can be very dangerous health wise for hikers unprepared for the weather. Fowl weather can creep up on you in an hour, or stay for days. The weather man can only give a somewhat reliable weather forecast for up to about 3 days. Even then he can be and often is wrong about the local weather for the area I would be hiking in.
If I’m camping on the coast, more of just about every thing will be taken as it can get very cold and damp even during summer.
If I’m going to camp inland (more than 2 kilometers or miles from shore) I’ll still take just about the same as the weather can and does roll over the Island making it pretty chilly sometimes without a lot of notice.

I guess I would be taking the kitchen sink, and I would be comfortable. After all my comfort is important isn’t it? Of course distance would have a factor as well. I would lighten the load a little.
Plan for the worst and enjoy the best.
To see a sunrise or sunset from an exposed piece of Island, or a mountain top, Beautiful.

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• Re: Minimalist or Everything but the kitchen sink? - bheiser1 20:39:27 04/29/2008

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