It has been a long time since I was part of the backpacking, hiking, and camping community. Actually, it was way back when I was a boyscout i was able to do the backpacking, hiking, and camping thing, but that was a good loooong while ago. One thing I did remember though, was how darn heavy my backpack always was. I'm sure at that age I was trying to pack everything but the kitchen sink, and knew nothing of what was needed vs what was not needed. Fast forward a handful of years (20ish to be … [Read more...]