Hiking Poles and pack weight?

[Carl]

Going lightweight gets nice and obsessive here…

Faster, further, freer: Light and ultralight hiking in SA (and how to lighten your pack)

@Colan I’m with you on the being a little obsessive about the stuff involved in this hobby, I just bought a nice kitchen scale for example, I don’t really bake haha. I often find discussing gear with people a worrying topic, as you automatically get the ‘well if you spent less time or money on this you could be out doing you hobby more’ or the ‘why do you care about it this much, it’s meant to be fun!’. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance has the best take on this, quality is subjective fo…