43 pounds

My pack for our week long hike along the Lost Coast in Northern California is ready. Almost everything fits: a few snacks will need a home in another bear canister. My pack weight comes in at 43lbs (excluding water). It is heavier than I expected. I can still shed some weight if I wanted: the solar charger and my backpacking chair.

Here's a quick run down of what's in my Osprey Aether 70  (size: small with medium size straps) pack:

1. Bear can with two meals for seven. I borrowed the meal plan from Erik the Black's backpacking blog. 
2. Marmot Pulsar 2 backpacking tent 
3. Therm-a-Rest Z Lite Sol sleeping pad
4. Marmot Hydrogen sleeping bag
5. Patagonia Torrentshell rain jacket
6. 5.11 Patrol Rain pants
7. Patagonia R1 jacket, Patagonia Nano Puff jackets, hat, gloves
8. Sockets (3 + 4 liners), hiking underwear (2), short-sleeve polyester t-shirts (3), long sleeve Patagonia base layer (1), shorts
9. Sunhat
10. Large first aid kit, sunscreen, chapstick, bug spray, toiletries, camping towel
11. Flashlight, paracord, survival granade, knife, duct tape 
12. Water bottle, iodine
13. Trowel and biodegradable toilet paper
14. Jetboil gas canister (others bring a Jetboil stove), mess kit, cup
15. Solar charging panel and battery
16. Alite Design Mayfly chair
17. Hiking poles
18. Maps, tide charts, medical forms