Originally Posted By Jack L
itll take me some time to refine my gear selection.


Since some of us have been backpacking most of our adult lives and are still refining our gear selection, you have a lot to look forward to. It is all about finding out what you,personally, need and are comfortable with. There is room for a lot of individual variation and discovery. You are trying for the Goldilocks zone - not too much, and not too little, but just right.