Oh don't worry nity - I'll let the better half have her conveniences. I know what's good for me <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

On the other hand I've often thought about what you say about the high tech materiels on my back, and how different what I'd be carrying woud be if I were doing this a hundred years ago. I'm not so sure I agree with your assessment about weight of these modern doo-dads and how much heavier my skin out would be... I might be marginally less comfortable, but
I doubt by a lot, and I might carry a little more weight.

But the more I think about it, a lot of what I carry is for leave no trace. because in this day and age, there are simply too many of us to do otherwise in many places.

If you throw lnt out the window, I'm pretty convinced I could still hike quite comfortably, albeit with a far different style, on nothing but old school materiels.

Pot - much the same, tin or copper boiler.
stove - none use fires everywhere.
fuel - don't need it - see above.
spoon - regular stainless steel.
clothing - wool - I essentially do this in the winter anyway.
jacket - oilcloth anorak.
small very sharp belt axe - I have one of these. they're "heavy" but worth it in this scenario
1 nice thick heavy wool blanket.
maybe a light oilcloth tarp to wrap it all up in.

Stopping to make camp consists of about a half hour to an hour of fieldcraft, finding firewood and performing small localized clearcutting operations of any and all nearby spruce boughs to make my bed and shelter. No the shelter won't be 100% waterproof but I have done this, and believe me, a big wool blanket is really quite warm, even when a little bit wet.
now true, you don't wanna be soaked. but you won't be if you're at all careful. and if you get
a little wet, or the blanket is not warm enough at night - look out nearby wood supply - I've
slept next to a fire I've kept going all night too - and this works just fine in a pinch. particularly when you drag in the large poles and feed em' in lengthwise.

The heaviest thing in the kit is, well, the big old wool blanket. and essientially it's the only thing I don't currently have like this. Them nice 8 point HBC jobbies are expensive!
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