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

[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.