Pack volume that can be shared with a partner

reno_queen

A partner and I are hoping to hike over a 4 - 5 day trip in Glacier National Park in August (hot days and cool nights). We are trying to decide on backpacking packs size. We can share a tent and cooking supplies (and other small things). We currently have this tent (REI half dome) . (My estimates are this is about 19 L) We will each have one sleeping bag like this (REI trailbreak 30) (About 6 L each). We feel we can each go without a sleep pad...

Originally asked by thalacker on Stack Exchange (outdoors) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

That 60 l figure is a middle ground. There are ultralight backpackers who could use a lot less, but that means spending huge amounts on minimalist kit, and refining your setup over time. I come more from the "be prepared" end of the scale, partly because I live somewhere with very changeable weather, and have a very old but very nice 60-75 l pack. That means it expands upwards, making it rather tall at the biggest size. I used it a lot trekking in groups of 2-3, with an appropriate size of tent, and one stove per group. With up to about 3 days between resupply stops, this was plenty, even when we had to re-share the load within a group of 3 to help someone who was struggling. Sleeping bags...

Full answer by Chris H: https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/a/25099 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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