re: Backpacking pack size

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Looking to see if anyone has done multi day (2-4 day hikes) using 3 season gear with packs this small.

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The sticking point is going to be shelter. Are you carrying your half of a full 2-man tent setup? And then food - I think 38 is just way, way too small to be on your own with.

For our Philmont long-trek, I had a Red Cloud and Deuce had a Coyote - we had the heaviest packs (empty), and the lightest skin out weight - of course that was 80+ miles and 10 days. But, we weren't carrying 10 days of food - just enough to get us from staffed campsite to staffed campsite - which we hit every other day or so. We were carrying 4 days of clothes, full tent, fly, mats, etc.

But, if you're ultralight and committed to these choices, it's only, what $25 to $40 bucks and less than 1/4 pound difference? I'd go with the 48.