lightweight packs, climate in May June

[wisdom's aspirant]

This was not the Camino, just little 2 and 3 day trips. For the Camino I
hope to stay at 15 pounds max. My pack weighs 5 and I will carry  about 2 of
water.
Deanna
wisdom's aspirant
child of earth
daughter of time


----- Original Message -----
From: "Xosé Manuel Alvariño" <AlvaxmaAOL.COM>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: lightweight packs, climate in May June


> 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
> > >
>