Originally Posted By Jimshaw
Mostly people talk about weight, but the problem might be carrying too many un-needed things. So what if everything is the lightest you can get if half of them are unnecessary? Try paring down the number of items and consider whether or not each thing is required.
Jim


There is a valid point in there. As one person who had done the AT trail 4x (at least from what he told me), 'If it doesn't serve at least two or more functions it doesn't go on the trip.'