Gram counting
Gear in grams I'm now going to talk about LEJOG gear with the fanaticism of a prepper reviewing shiny new kit. I said I wouldn't do that but that was when LEJOG was a year away - now there's less than 3 months to go it's time to dispense with the existential bullshit and analyse operational data . Which means gram counting. Background: I am a thru-hiker not a "pure" bushcrafter or wild camper. Thru-hiking is a useful term from the US; it means an end-to-end hike (starting and finishing a trail in one season as opposed to hiking it in shorter sections). The UK needs updated terminology, so consider this a push in that direction. Bushcraft is a catch-all term for wilderness survival skills; fire making, shelter building, foraging, natural navigation, hunting, etc. While bushcraft skills can be useful, particularly when hiking light or ultralight with minimal equipment, it is not the primary focus of the thru-hike. Wild camping means camping in a spo