tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post667458422246066319..comments2023-12-20T08:11:38.858+08:00Comments on The Garden of Forking Paths: Meeting at Beauty WorldChuang Shyue Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03497292334309793651noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post-22934365020533963432008-10-01T02:55:00.000+08:002008-10-01T02:55:00.000+08:00Considering that you were already carrying 5.66 li...Considering that you were already carrying 5.66 litres of liquid, that's at least 5.66 kg. The isotonic drink is denser, I'd think.<BR/><BR/>I suspect you were carrying close to 9 kg, maybe more. Depends on what kinds of torchlights. The cotton shirt must have been heavy too.Trebuchethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985664863838276012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post-50032936128377803172008-09-30T09:37:00.000+08:002008-09-30T09:37:00.000+08:00You carried a lot of heavy sturdy equipment like y...You carried a lot of heavy sturdy equipment like your multi-tool, your knife and all that. Quite scary!Chuang Shyue Chouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497292334309793651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post-40277405147388357722008-09-30T09:10:00.000+08:002008-09-30T09:10:00.000+08:00yes i had arrived late from a lack of taxis at my ...yes i had arrived late from a lack of taxis at my place in the morning :P had to go home and call.<BR/><BR/>anyway the heavier items in my pack were 4.5 to 5 litres of water, a large bowie, first aid kit, sop box, roll of white tape, and misc items like poncho multi-tool 2 torches with spare batts camera food items which were probably more than 6kg but slightly less than 10. i could have reduced the load a little especially a leaner first aid kit and less "sop" items, but it was already less than our previous hike together -tonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com