he's comfortable relying on others to provide what he doesn't deem necessary to carry. if you re-read the article with this in mind, you'll see what i mean.
he's also appears comfortable relying on others to find him if he becomes lost or injured.
It's foolhardy to be in the wilderness without a knife, even on an established trail.
He's the kind of outdoorsman we read about here periodically; the solo hiker who runs into misfortune and has to be rescued or, as too often is the case, dies on the trail.
Mother nature doesn't care about how much gear you carry.
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