A test series was just completed on one of the High Sierra packs.
http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/...065%20backpack/You need the pack to fit and carry your gear. +1 to Glenn's suggestions. You don't need to spend a ton of money to get a good pack, but you do need to figure out your measurements, which can be done with a friend - there's lots of instructions for the googling, some good directions on McHale custom backpack page - or at REI or some other store that sells a lot of backpacks.
I'd figure out gear first, if you haven't done it. If you want to take everything including the dutch oven, it's got to be a pack for hauling a load. If you want to be light as you can go and shave off bulk with the pounds, that's a different setup.