"Mr. Opus McDopus" wrote in message
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I don't get it either? Here's a list, as best I can recall:

backpack--Eureka "Sovereign III" 7400? or 7500? cubic inches don't know
weight

O.k., there's your problem. Backpacks abhor a vacuum.

Somewhere around here I've still got an old Kelty Serac (circa 1975). If
memory serves, it's got something like 4400 C.I. capacity. This was more
than enough room to carry WAY more **** than I ever needed for a week to ten
days in the field.

tent--light-weight Mountain Hardware "Trinity" maybe 5lbs
sleepin' bag--Slumberjack double bagger, but I only carried in the one of
the bags 2lbs?
bed roll--ThermaRest 25"x76" (I think)
stove--Primus Himilayan and two small fuel canisters
water filter--PurHiker
lamp--Coleman small head that scews directly to bottle
lamp fuel--Coleman large bottle
small camera--digital (no longer functioning properly)
2 pans--light-weigh metal
2 plates lrg.--" "
2 pair of pants
2 pair of socks
2 pair of briefs
1 snake bite kit
1 9mm hand gun w/ spare 15 round clip
1 5-gal. collapsable plastic water container
2 fly rods
2 reels w/ extra spools
small amount of cornmeal, sugar, salt pepper
Kitchen sink
Percolator Large
2 metal coffe cups
2 sets of plastic fork, spoon, and knife Coleman
1lb. of Folgers Columbian coffee
16 AA bateries
huntin' knife
belly pack full of flyz and accoutrements
3 packs large of tuna in foil container
2 single boxes of saltines
2 freeze dried meals
3 metal grills small
platypus drinkin' thingy
Nalgene water bottle
assortment of bandages
eight pound bowlin' ball
magnesium strike thingy
pocket knife
4 packs of Marlboro
5 Black and Tan cigars w/tips
6 Hersheys with almonds
3 Butterfingers
very light-weight rain jacket
more flyz
tooth brush and paste
bar of soap
couple or three rags
extra baseball cap
light-weight hip waders Orvis nylon stocking foot style
wading boots--Simms (heavy)
2 16.9 oz. bottles of water
a few other misc. items?

Hm.......how many troops were you planning to support for how many days?


THREE grills? SIXTEEN AA batteries? Two 17 oz. water bottles, a nalgene
bottle, a 5 gallon jug, a Platypus, AND a water filter?

Wolfgang
what?......no ice? how did you keep jeff's beer cold?