Hi!

Something worth considering when looking at the amount you can carry is what condition you're going to be in physically and mentally if you do have to leave work.

What you can carry comfortably while camping/ backpacking while appropriately dressed is quite different to what you can carry comfortably in your work shoes after a days work when you're coming down with the bug that's going around the office.

(I know that my work shoes (low heeled court shoes) are killing my feet by the end of the day! - although being a student most of the time means I don't have to wear them that often at the moment <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />)

It might be worth doing a dry run one evening after work to see what your realistic limitations are.

Just a couple of thoughts to add to the mix.