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His biggest obstacle is figuring out the most comfortable and practical way to carry it while we're backpacking.


That's always the problem...after a while, the thing might as well be a brick. That's what was attractive about the arms I referenced at the beginning of the post. They weigh half as much as anything I currently own, like caliber, and change the entire "should I bother carrying" dynamic.
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