What do you use for weight in your pack while training?

[MHWASH]

I've been using frozen gallon water jugs, but I'll run out of room at three, roughly 25lbs. I'm not packing camp on my back, but want to be able to pack out elk quarters from the steep and deep if necessary.

[syoungs]

Tubes of sand from the hardware store work well, I had some lead shot bags I've used in the past and in store when trying fit.

[highside74]

40lb bag of sand stuck in a plastic bag and duct taped closed to keep it clean.

[lamrith]

20# bag of pellets

[trophyhunt]

20# bag of pellets

I was just going to say that!

[BULLBLASTER]

I have a heavy duty dry bag that I filled with 55# of sand and rocks and duct taped to hold a shape I like.

[Karl Blanchard]

I have an old sea to summit dry bag that isn't water proof anymore.  Filled it with 50 pounds of gravel.  Well I thought it was 50 but turned out to be 80.  Couldn't figure out why everyone was smoking me on our workouts

[WAnoob]

I like a big water jug on the back of my pack, if the weight is too much to come down with when I reach the top I can just pour it out. I usually keep it almost full to prevent sloshing and being off balance.

[fish vacuum]

40lb dumbbell. I put a towel under it and one on each side to help hold it in position, then cinch up the pack.

[Bango skank]

If you want to pack around weight to train, pack some 50lb bags of salt into some trail cams.

[cougforester]

Get to the gym with your pack frame, throw some plates on there and go crazy on the stair stepper. Be sure to use a ratchet tie down strap so the plates don't get wiggly on you.

I got a few odd looks at first, but then when people started asking why I was doing this and I told them that you need be able to get meat off the mountain quick before it spoils, something clicked for them. A few of them said that they were very anti-hunting until now, but seeing the work that I was putting in to be sure that I didn't waste the animal I harvested at least opened their minds a bit! Pretty cool

[Magnum_Willys]

40lb bag of sand stuck in a plastic bag and duct taped closed to keep it clean.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

We train with the kiddos in the kiddo pack. It definitely never gets lighter.....

[Holg3107]

I personally like to use water. While training for Rainier a few years back I would carry 4.5 gallons in my pack during the ascent. Then fill up everyone's water at the top or dump it out for the descent. A lot of people go the sand route which works, water just seems more functional to me, especially if you plan on dropping weight for the descent.

[BULLBLASTER]

My training home loop has numerous up and downs so when I take off I got all the weight the entire loop.

[Widgeondeke]

A growler of my favorite IPA.  Quenches the thirst on the top of the hill 

[Jonathan_S]

A growler of my favorite IPA.  Quenches the thirst on the top of the hill 

Wife and I do that sometimes on snow camping trips. Best sleep of my life, cold frosty air, hot food and ice cold beer.

[vandeman17]

I have actually used gallon milk jugs about 3/4 full of water. Leaving a little space in them allows it to slosh around which makes it a little harder and also somewhat recreates a load that shifts. 

[jackelope]

I just use a 50# bag of selenium salt.

[Naches Sportsman]

I use rocks while doing training hikes. Plenty of them around.

Pounding pavement, 60 pound weight vest.

[MHWASH]

We train with the kiddos in the kiddo pack. It definitely never gets lighter.....

That's what I did when I drew Watershed 14 yrs ago, don't think I'll try it this time.

The rest of the ideas sound pretty good, although I'm not sure of the availability of pellets are right now.

[JJB11B]

beer and Ice

[jstone]

I make some sand bags. 20 pounder 30 pounder. start low then use them both try to do chambers for time with them on and try to beat my time every week.

[Taco280AI]

I don't. The Incline is training enough out here. Start out around 6k feet and hike up 2000 feet in .9 miles. It sucks

[Colville]

Gravity does not care the form the mass takes and rocks vs water is irrelevant. Cary distribution on your back matters to the degree you have a sloppy pack or uneven wear. But far too much time has been speant on working on what newton already solved. Just load it up comfortbly.

[jackelope]

We train with the kiddos in the kiddo pack. It definitely never gets lighter.....

That's what I did when I drew Watershed 14 yrs ago, don't think I'll try it this time.

The rest of the ideas sound pretty good, although I'm not sure of the availability of pellets are right now.

I have the 50# bag of salt and a ~30# bag of rocks from Home Depot. Red lava rocks to be exact.

[Eli346]

2-20# dumbbells

[Stein]

I use a Goruck 30# plate with 3 liters of water for about 40-45#.  I found that I can ruck that up to 40 miles with no joint issues but if I go heavier very often the knees aren't happy.  It also seems to translate well as I can lug 100# without problem when I need to.

[YoungFowler]

Dog food works pretty well


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[MHWASH]

Did some upgrading on my pack weight. Picked up a bag of 25# of table salt at Costco for $5.69. When I replaced the water jugs I immediately noticed a difference. Tonight I weighed everything out on my new scale that I also got at Costco. Pack with salt was 31#. I'm impressed with you guys packing 50+ pound packs. I also weighed the three water jugs I've been using, 17#.

Besides push-ups and sit ups my regiment is to jog on the flat for 8/10 of a mile, uphill as fast as I can walk for 1.2 mile, then down hill for 1/2 mile. Not much compared to a lot of you guys, but more than most, and better than I've done for several years.

[furiouzgeorge]

Beer.

[actionshooter]

I have 2 sleeping bags in the bottom and then 3k rounds of .40 180gr RNFP right at 50#

[cumminsbassguy]

ive got an extra duffle bag Im going to have to break out and start lugging around everywhere get some rocks and a green log to give length to it. then go hit the stair stepper and Jacobs ladder.