Thread: Be Honest - How do people carry out meat and large weight

Originally Posted by canross

Thanks! That's given me some things to think about with my gear load.

For me, I always tend towards too much spare clothing. I usually find I have a couple of garments unworn, even on a 10 day trip. I really try cut down too the essentials now. I had to replace most of my gear due to wear about 7 years ago, and so took the opportunity to buy the best lightweight equipment I could afford. It made a huge difference and one of the biggest was replacing my 4.5kg Macpac pack, with the new lightweight one. 3kg is a big gain.