What is the weight limit for gear on a trek? What container is best?
Please keep the total weight for the gear and personal belongings to be carried by a porter to 15 kg or 33 pounds. This gear should be stored in a single tough duffle bag, which will be lashed to a porter’s back frame. Your duffle will depart in the morning with your personal porter and you will not see it or him again until the evening camp. Use a waterproof duffle, have a rain cover, or have the contents in waterproof bags. These duffles have a bit of a hard life – be sure to bring a tough one with a good zipper. Typically, the same porter (your personal porter) will carry your bag every day and set up your tent (if you want). As he is personally responsible for it, you do not need to worry that anything will go missing. He will appreciate it if you pack it so the bottom, which rests against his back, is without any sharp protuberances.
