"I've seen guys that carry featherweight rifles and have 25lbs of stuff in their day pack????????????[/quote]" Blackelk
I'm with South on this one !
My day pack, might need to be a night pack !
I normally start with a stripped rifle somewhere between 6 1/4 lbs. to 7 1/2 lbs.
Bi-pod only on .17 HMR & .204.
The rest are walking sticks, carry a bog-pod tri-pod.