Memorable, yes - but not for any of the right reasons. One of the biggest lessons I learned early on was that you didn't necessarily have to do what "They" told you, if your own logic backed up by knowledge (not opinion) told you something different.

I carried two quarts of water with me, because that's what They said you should carry. Eventually, I realized that when I was in familiar country, crossing a stream every hour or so, I could easily get by with no more than a quart - which took a quick two and a half pounds out of my pack: two pounds of water, and a quart Nalgene bottle that weighed half a pound.

If They want to do something a certain way, let Them. But don't follow blindly along.