Do you weigh your pack before walking?

[Son of a Beach]

I weigh my pack by lifting it with my hands and strapping it onto my shoulders and hips. My body then tells me, roughly, if it's heavier or lighter than last time I put it on.

If I can find a personally-acceptable way to cut down on weight, then I do so, but I don't feel the need to know what the results are in numbers - only in strain on my body.

PS. I think I've weighed my pack on scales before a walk about 3 times, but I can't remember how much it was on any of those occasions.

[Lindsay]

Only since joining this forum have I weighed my pack. Before then ignorance was bliss.

[Onestepmore]

Bathroom scales are pretty inaccurate (well, mine only have 0.2kg increments) and you have to do the 'weigh yourself plus pack minus your weight' shuffle. Most people don't own luggage scales. However most veterinary clincs have step on scales that we weigh dogs on - ours are accurate to 10g, which I think is fine overall.
So go make friends with your local friendly veterinarian
For smaller individual items of course you can use electronic kitchen scales, and then do the gram weenie thing, spreadsheet etc.

[RSD]

I look a little bit at the weight, but also the volume that something takes up in the pack, but my overriding decision-making factor is that it has to be something that works first time - every time - especially when things are turning to sh!t. I guess that comes from a background in tech diving - when you are a long way from the surface and safety then you need to be self sufficient and all your gear must work.

[north-north-west]

I look a little bit at the weight, but also the volume that something takes up in the pack, but my overriding decision-making factor is that it has to be something that works first time - every time - especially when things are turning to sh!t. I guess that comes from a background in tech diving - when you are a long way from the surface and safety then you need to be self sufficient and all your gear must work.

My attitude & rationale precisely.

[RSD]

I look a little bit at the weight, but also the volume that something takes up in the pack, but my overriding decision-making factor is that it has to be something that works first time - every time - especially when things are turning to sh!t. I guess that comes from a background in tech diving - when you are a long way from the surface and safety then you need to be self sufficient and all your gear must work.

My attitude & rationale precisely.

Diver?

[north-north-west]

Not currently (due to on-going neck problems from vehicle accident) but long term diver and a bit of a tech-head. Hoping to get back in the water soon.

[mikethepike]

And it always feels heavier as the walk goes on.

I suspect that's just a Tassie phenomenon nnw. The damned rucksack and half the stuff inside is just getting progressively wetter as time progresses On the mainland, packs get lighter over time as you eat the food.