"Pretty much identical"

Add up the numbers in the bar graph and you'll see that the old gear sums to two kilograms heavier than the modern gear.

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foxglacier 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Add body weight and the old gear sums to about three percent heavier than the modern gear. I'd say total weight matters more than gear weight alone, doesn't it?

	▲	xarope 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I've done a lot of long hikes (200+km in the sahara, 6000+m mountains in kazakstan), and 2kg extra means a lot, like the difference between carrying extra fuel/food versus just clothing. Anyway, you can try it yourself, wear a 2kg wax cotton jacket versus a 500gm technical jacket and see how you feel after a day's hiking.
	▲	gregoryl 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Until you take your gear off, and it's in your pack. I'd much rather lose a kg of pack weight vs. a kg of body weight.

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