Today I fully loaded the Eddyline Shasta so as to get an idea of weight and stowage for all my gear and food. Listed here is all the gear and food:
- Food 3 Weeks – 54.5
- Dog Food and gear – 21
- Camp (Tent etc.) – 16
- Kitchen & Water Filters – 15.5
- Clothes – 11
- Day Bag – 4
- Electronic Case – 24.5
- Chair – 3.7
- First Aid Kit and Emergency Medications – 2.6
- Kayak Lock – 4.4
- Portage Cart – 8.5
- Paddles – 4
- Kayak Repair Kit – .5
- 30 liters Water – 67
- Dry Suit – 2.6
- Camera – 7.2
- Bow Rope – 1.2
- Solar Panel – 1.5
- Emergency Pack w/water – 7
Total Gear – 254.9
Tagg and I – 210
Total Weight – 464.9
As you can see, with everything I am over the Shasta carrying capacity of 450 lb. Some changes that will make this work; on the upper part of the river I am going to filter water so I will only carry 10 liters, most of the time I will be carrying only 2 to 2.5 weeks of food. Shedding 40 liters of water drops me down to around 420 lb. This works.
I still want to shed some weight and there are other things that can go.
Loaded Boat