2026 Great South West Walk
First Pack for GSSW
Now that I have all my gear and food sorted it’s time to do a test pack to see if I can fit everything into my chosen pack, and thankfully I have a choice. In addition it’s also an opportunity to see what my pack weight is looking like.
For this first test run my total pack weight, including 2.5 litres of water, is 19.03kg. While on the heavy side it’s not bad considering I am carrying 10.5 days of food. Tomorrow I will run through the packing process all over again looking at every piece of gear within my pack to see what I can jettison to help lighten the load.
At least I know I will drop an average of 550 grams per day in food weight as the hike progresses!
Now that I have all my gear and food sorted it’s time to do a test pack to see if I can fit everything into my chosen pack, and thankfully I have a choice. In addition it’s also an opportunity to see what my pack weight is looking like. For this first test run my […]