>>189620>generally we carry gear totaling about 50-55kg over distances of up to 15km per day and it's straight up balls. After only like 30 minutes everyone is hurting.Hiking is a pleasure, not a job. The lighter your pack, the better.
Some ultra light backpackers can go hiking in nordic countries for 20 days with a total carrying weight (including clothing) of 17kg. That's alone by the way, when in groups, they go even lighter as they share some of their gear.
Myself, I don't eat much, so I save a lot of weight on food. Alone, in a temperate area, for 20 days, I'd carry a total of 16.419kg, and it all fits in a 37L backpack. In a nordic country, I think I can add about 4 kg to that. And I'd have no problem walking
And for a 3 days hike, it'd weight 11.574kg roughly, if I only consider that I need less food. I'd actually go more into detail and remove a ton of things I wouldn't need for only 3 days, at least 1kg could be removed.
As for walking distance, depends on the terrain, and how long you plan on walking. On day hikes, on flat terrain, I can walk 40 km a day. On uneven terrain, about 30. In mountains, 15-20.
Now if we're talking a several day hike, it goes down to 25-30km on flat terrain, 15-20 on uneven terrain, and let's hope I can make it to 10 in the mountains.
So yeah, very different from the military. Though if you got that kind of training, hiking will be a breeze.
