Thanks Glenn,
Hey I'm thinking of ol Colina and for all the "take only what you need" he was the father of the modern 60 pound pack. I think the philosophical part revolves around "need". Your needs are far simpler than Colins, and remeber for all of the "take only what you need", his philosophy was to have everything that "might" be handy along. You leave out what "might be handy" for what "you presume will be required" and thats the "lite philosophy I guess"?
Jim