Anyone know any good decent cheap digital scales?
I want to be able to weigh small items plus my pack with everything in it. (Also to find the weight of my pack, it doesn't fit on my current kitchen scales, even rubberbanded up.)
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Decent cheap scales for weighing.
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Ultralight Bushwalking/backpacking is about more than just gear lists. Ultralight walkers carefully consider gear based on the environment they are entering, the weather forecast, their own skill, other people in the group. Gear and systems are tested and tweaked.
If you are new to this area then welcome - Please remember that although the same ultralight philosophy can be used in all environments that the specific gear and skill required will vary greatly. It is very dangerous to assume that you can just copy someone else's gear list, but you are encouraged to ask questions, learn and start reducing the pack weight and enjoying the freedom that comes.
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Base pack backpacking the mass of the backpack and the gear inside - not including consumables such as food, water and fuel
light backpacking base weight less than 9.1kg
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Ultralight Bushwalking/backpacking is about more than just gear lists. Ultralight walkers carefully consider gear based on the environment they are entering, the weather forecast, their own skill, other people in the group. Gear and systems are tested and tweaked.
If you are new to this area then welcome - Please remember that although the same ultralight philosophy can be used in all environments that the specific gear and skill required will vary greatly. It is very dangerous to assume that you can just copy someone else's gear list, but you are encouraged to ask questions, learn and start reducing the pack weight and enjoying the freedom that comes.
Common words
Base pack backpacking the mass of the backpack and the gear inside - not including consumables such as food, water and fuel
light backpacking base weight less than 9.1kg
ultralight backpacking base weight less than 4.5kg
super-ultralight backpacking base weight less than 2.3kg
extreme-ultralight backpacking base weight less than 1.4kg
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Decent cheap scales for weighing.
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Re: Decent cheap scales for weighing.
by taipan821 » Sun 26 Feb, 2017 9:47 pm
I use a kitchen scale for the small things, and a luggage scale for the pack.
you could also put a large container on your kitchen scale (as long as you can see the readout) and then zero it for larger items
you could also put a large container on your kitchen scale (as long as you can see the readout) and then zero it for larger items
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Re: Decent cheap scales for weighing.
by undercling-mike » Sun 26 Feb, 2017 11:11 pm
+1 for putting a container on your kitchen scales or something like a tall glass to balance things on top of. For weighing the full pack either get a luggage scale (cheap on ebay) or use a floor scale, just weigh yourself wearing the pack then weigh yourself without the pack.
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