pack weight
Backpack's total mass
Pack weight is the total weight of a backpack and its contents, a key consideration in hiking and backpacking.
Hikers obsess over pack weight, distinguishing base weight (gear without consumables) from total weight (including food and water).
Ultralight backpackers aim to minimize pack weight by carrying lighter gear: My pack weight is under fifteen pounds.
- backpackStrapped bag worn dorsally
- shoulder strapsLoops bearing load overhead
- loadCarried weight or burden
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- ouncesUnits of weight
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load burden
pack weightbody weight
Physical mass of person
body mass · unloaded · weightlessness · unburdened · unladen
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