LAST EDITED ON Apr-09-10 AT 09:08AM (MST)[p]bbright2,
I to was curious so I contacted Black Diamond, they said the decoy only weighs about 14 oz or about 1 lb
and the stick/polese 1/4 lb.
I hike in a coulpe + miles every day and figure in a days time from start to finish I cover 10 miles.
my pack starts out heavy about 12 lbs on the trip up i shed all my warm gear, to keep from sweeting it out,
once I slow down I get my warm stuff back on.
By midday it has all my warm gear packed in it again.
and then i'm hunkered down and resting just like the elk.
but spend this time by their watering hole,
they wil come to take a late morning or early afternoon drink.
I usaly stay high on some saddle untel the brease go down hill and then head as quick as i can to their feeding area.
hoping to get a good spot to ambush them.
i think the little weight isn't going to affect me.
heck, I'm pushing 60 and carring a couple extra pounds of me around anyway.
so hopefully by then i loose a little me.