People take one look at my pocket tin and either disbelieve it capable, or query why I don't have a full pack with a folding Quonset hut inside! The backpacker clipping useless portions from topos, spoons and toothbrushes may be extreme, but then cavalierly loading 15,000 lbs on a aircraft rated @ 6,000 makes for another dead R&R legend. My old heavy leather, Norwegian welt boots Weighed 5lbs easy, and thats about 20lbs on my back according to most authorities. Modern products often outperform older efforts at less weight. This translates into two benefits ; a less fatiqued bearing beast ( us) and capacity for increased critical supplies, like water. I keep hoping for dehydrated H2O to accompany my Mainstay rations. It hasn't happened yet, so I continue to seek out better, lighter gear like a medievel alchemist.<br><br>