Most people that hang around survival based forums, if they ever go out any further from their local woods or an occasional night out often carry way to much kit and survival kit. This is often seen by some of the radicalise FAK’s that some people have.
Some people on the forum are backpackers some are not.
A BOB is not a backpack.
The goals are different.
Apart from maximum carry weight issues a BOB can't have too much in it.
I understand the UL mentality, and it has purpose, but not for everyone. Then again, cave men carried very very little and survived or we wouldn't be here.
The real question is one of probabilities as a FAK is only needed if there is a need for First Aid.
Risk = chance of something happening X the consequences.
The UL crowd is operating on the chance side of the equation.
The real world has both sides.
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