Afterword

I've gone through my gear list pages and updated those items that I changed out or sent home during the hike.  I wasn't able to accurately weigh my gear on the trail, but in towns where I did find scales, my pack weight stayed close the weight listed.  Overall, with winter gear, 2 liters of water and 4 days of food, I carried about 35 pounds.  With summer gear, that dropped to around 30 pounds.  Many days I carried only a liter of water, and when I entered a town I had no food at all, so the pack weight could be as low as 25 pounds in the summer.  Other hikers carried less gear or even lighter gear items than I, some had base pack weights as low as 12 pounds.  It all depends on what you as a hiker want to carry to make your outing safe, comfortable and memorable.  See you out there!