Oh, and as far as food I carry the bare minimum I can get away with and not be hungry. So for a 3 day trip I don't plan on eating on day 3 during the hike and on day 1 I eat a big breakfast so I only carry 2lbs(or less sometimes) of food on a typical trip.
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