I think one aspect of this article that's very useful is the emphasis on keeping the load light and breaking it into three areas:

On Person
On Web/LBE (I personally substitute a RIBZ pack for this layer)
In Pack

This is the same "system" I use for my GHB car kit and even how I hike.

The pack layer is the one that varies the most for me. The personal and RIBZ kit remain pretty constant.