lightweight packs, climate in May June

[Xosé Manuel Alvariño]

athena, 25 pounds! Wow, I tried carrying 12 lbs and thought I was gonna die!

Xose Manuel

In a message dated 1/27/2003 10:34:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, athenaaBROOKSDATA.NET writes:

>
> I am a giant next to you...5'6" or 15 cm taller, and 118 pounds. I have been
> told not to carry more than 30 pounds! I think that is too much. I can,
> however, handle 25 pretty well. That includes the weight of my water.
>
> Deanna
> wisdom's aspirant
> child of earth
> daughter of time
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maura Santangelo" <maurasantangeloaSTNY.RR.COM>
> To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:23 AM
> Subject: Re: lightweight packs, climate in May June
>
>
> > FYI:
> >
> > In my search for a lightweight pack which a short woman (1.5 m or 5 ft)
> > could use I have come across a pack weighing only 2 lbs 6oz (about 1.1
> > kgs), it has a capacity of 3100 cubic inches (there are are 2.54 cms per
> > linear inch), fits torso lengths of 14 to 23 inches).  It is made by
> > Mountainsmith (Ghost Pack) can be found at Campmor, REI, Sierra Trading
> > for those of you living in North America.  It is indeed light weight and
> > well made.   I have filled it with all the gear I plan to carry and
> > space is sufficient. I have read that one should not carry any more than
> > 10% of one's body weight, which will really be limited in my case: do
> > any of you NOLS or Outward Bound types know what the recommended weight
> > ranges actually are?
> >
> > a question for anyone who has done the camino in May
> June: what can I
> > expect in terms of weather??  Average highs and lows???
> >
> > Thanks, Maura
> >