Non ultralighter here

Hello everyone,

I am following this sub for over a year now and I am always wondering what makes you decide to go ultralight. Obviously the lesser weight of your backpack would be nice to carry around. My reason to not go for ultralight is that I want comfort on my hike in other ways than a lighter backpack. A spacious, durable tent, warm sleeping gear, a decent stove with more than enough fuel to make a warm meal anytime I want to.

What is the weight you pack for, let's say a week being self supporting.

I carry about (be prepared) 18-19 kg at day one and my s/o carries maybe 2-3 kg's less. It seems like a ton but bring no unnecessary stuff I think.

Just wondering what moves you (and what you move)

Edit: Weighed my stuff except (rain)clothing and food.

personal
backpack 2580

sleeping mat 610

pillow 80

cup 56

cutlery 14

sleeping bag 1081

total 4421

shared with partner
tent 4300

cookset 444

stove complete 781

groundsheet 616

total 6141

It's clear to me that the backpack is a mammoth. The tent weighs but is shared with four and checks all my boxes for comfort, durability and bombproofness. Edit 2: Many comparable backpacks are still the same in weight or even heavier...?

The cookset consists of two aluminium pots with one lid and a grip+sponge

The stove is a Primus Omnifuel with large bottle, pump, small maintenance kit, 20cm high aluminum windscreen and bag.

The groundsheet, however very durable is a p.i.a.

We use hiking poles each 2x