Depending on a dog’s fitness level, age, and breed, they can carry up to 25-30 percent of their body weight in a pack (including the weight of the pack itself). Because every precious ounce is a consideration when backpacking, we weighed common Ruff Wear trail items so you can figure out exactly what to bring.
| Item |
Size XS |
Size S |
Size M |
Size L |
| Palisades Pack™ |
n/a |
2 lbs, 1 oz 935g |
2 lbs, 4 oz 1.02kg |
2 lbs, 4.9 oz 1.05kg |
| Approach Pack™ |
13.3 oz 377g |
1 lb, .8 oz 476g |
1 lb, 2.3 oz 519g |
1 lb, 6.6 oz 641g |
| Bivy Bowl™ |
n/a |
1.3 oz 37g |
2 oz 57g |
n/a |
| Quencher™ Bowl |
n/a |
n/a |
2.3 oz 65g |
4.2 oz 119g |
| Flat Out™ Leash |
3.8 oz / 108g |
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| Roamer™ Leash |
5.1 oz / 145g |
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| Knot-a-Leash™ |
5.7 oz / 162g |
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| The Beacon™ |
1.3 oz / 37g |
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| Highlands Bed™ |
14 oz / 397g |
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For a list of suggested items to bring backpacking with your dog, check out our blog entry, “2 days, 10lbs, 10.9oz.”
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Jeff – I’ve found that kibble weighs about 4 oz per cup, and I usually buy the highest quality kibble I can find, which is usually around 500Kcal/cup. My dog is fairly large and when we’re backpacking, he needs about 2,000 Kcal/day, which turns out to be 4 cups, which is 1lb of kibble.
Instead, you can go with The Honest Kitchen dehydrated dog food. It’s good stuff and takes up less space than kibble, and weighs 1 oz less per cup. The Kcals are about the same as the high end kibble so it ends up being 12 oz, rather than 1 lb, for his daily food.
I recommend going with either the “Embark” or the “Thrive” as those two products have the highest protein content.
Good luck!
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Dog food is by far the heaviest item we take. Where’s the Mountain House dog food when you need it?