well usually people do have to carry there food and stuff with them, we are just lazzy <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> its a school organised trip so they make it a little easyer for the bigginers ( like me ).
we do have to carry a sleepingmat, bag and tent. its only the cookware, gastanks ( the big onse ), food and jerrycans of water that are verhicle transportet

the feet issue is no problemo, have read and heard enough about that.