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Hey Colton,

I visited the old forum awhile back, and I read a post you wrote with tons of simple tips to reduce your wieght. e.g. Replace the aluminum poles with carbon fiber poles in your tents, or cutting off margins of maps. I thought it was pretty good, and I can't find it now.

greenhiker wrote:Hey Colton,

I visited the old forum awhile back, and I read a post you wrote with tons of simple tips to reduce your wieght. e.g. Replace the aluminum poles with carbon fiber poles in your tents, or cutting off margins of maps. I thought it was pretty good, and I can't find it now.

Great idea greenhiker, I just posted it under the Techniques and Philosophies forum. http://www.backpackingdiscussions.com/topic15.html Enjoy!

Thats a great article! Tons of little things that you wouldn't even think about. I bet if you did all of those things you could cut out a couple pounds, maybe! Thanks Colton.