Heber,
I was a scout. When we went to scout camp for a week we were given a list of gear written by the same idiot responsible for the "ten esentials". So Every other kid in my troop had a medium sized canvas pack whereas I had my fathers huge suitcase - no pack - because it was required for all the extra clothes - clean underwear, etc, that my mother packed and insisted that I take. It never got opened once on the entire trip - I took everything home clean but the clothes I had on when I left! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Ya need a 5 pound sleeping bag with the little roll up sack on the end that sets up as a canopy to keep the rain offn yer face, and an 8 pound airmattress with a built in foot pump. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Whats a tent footprint? I don't think I've ever owned one of them things. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Oh yes, I also had a 50 blade knife with a spoon and fork on the sides.
Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />