Many hikers carry 50 pounds and up in their packs and have no problem doing it. This post is for those who need to carry less weight in their packs. Most hiking books state that hikers carry on an average of 2 pounds of food per day. Two pounds is equal to 907.18 grams.
Lets First Look at Tuesday the first day of the hike.
Breakfast is not included because the hike started after the meal.
Chili Mac Dinner 82g
Cliff Bar Lunch 48g
Cliff Shot Extra Energy 34g
Mars Bar After Dinner Snack 54g
Crystal Light Dinner Drink 04g
Mixed Nuts Lunch 44g
Nutrient Drink Evening drink 32g
Plastic Bag 08g
Total 306g
Second Day Wednesday Full Day
Chili Mac Dinner 84g
Oatmeal Packet Breakfast 36g
4 Packs Raw Sugar for Coffee 20g
Honey 2 Packs for Oatmeal 22g
Creamer 04g
Coffee Bag 06g
Breakfast Cookie 50g
Mixed Nuts Lunch 48g
Crystal Light 04g
Cliff Shot 34g
Cup of Soup Packet 16g
Power Bar Lunch 68g
Mars Bar 52g
Nutrient Powder 36g
Bag 10g
Total 490g
Thursday Hike
Mac and Cheese 104g
Pop Tarts Bag 106g
Mars Bar 52g
Power Bar 70g
Creamer 02g
Mixed Nuts 44g
4 Packs Raw Sugar 20g
Cliff Shot 32g
Soup Packet 16g
Breakfast Cookie 48g
Nutrient Powder 32g
Tea Bag 02g
White Sugar packet 06g
Crystal Light 04g
Coffee Bag 04g
Plastic Bag 10g
Total 552g
Friday Hike
Beef Trekkie 94g
Mars Bar 50g
Cliff Shot 32g
Oatmeal 46g
Big 100 Bar 104g
Coffee Bag 04g
4 Pack Raw Sugar 20g
Crystal Light 04g
Creamer 04g
White Sugar 2 Pack 06g
4 Packs Honey 38g
Mixed Nuts Packet 46g
Tea Bag 02g
Nutrient Drink 30g
Plastic Bag 10g
Total 490g
Saturday Hike Evening Meal is Not Included
Pop Tarts 110g
Cliff Bar 70g
Mars Bar 50g
Mixed Nuts 46g
Coffee Bag 04g
Nutrient Powder 32g
Crystal Light 04g
Creamer 04g
4 Pack Raw Sugar 16g
Cliff Shot 32g
Bag 10g
Total 378
The grand total of food I carried for all five days was 2,216 grams converted to 4.89 pounds. This is just about one pound per day.
So if you want to pack ultralight you do not have to pack on an average of 2 pounds of food per day. Of course this does not include water nor the food bag to carry the food.
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