On the LFP forum, there are many references to 80, 90 pound packs. People seem to regularly carry heavy packs for days in the backcountry.
I recall a 25 day trip on Denali. My pack weighed about 42 pounds, plus I hauled a sled with mostly food and fuel behind me, but I don't think it weighed 50 pounds. More modest trips of say 5 days with LF gear require a 40 to 45 pound pack. My LF gear is on the heavy side, and my backpack weighs about 7 pounds empty. I weigh myself on a scale with and without the pack and find the difference.
One way to add a lot of weight is to carry a lot of water, but short of that, I would like to know what people carry so that their pack weighs "90 pounds" or whatever. Not that I would start carrying that much gear, but have been curious, and a bit suspicious about the 90 pound pack.
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