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Showerthought: I used to pack my bag like I was moving out for a month.

On my first solo trip to the Smoky Mountains, my pack was over 40 pounds and I was miserable. After that, I switched to a lighter setup and started planning my routes around water sources. Now I can do a three-day loop with under 25 pounds and actually enjoy the hiking part. Anyone else have a specific trip that made them cut weight for good?
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fisher.adam
Forty pounds is a brutal way to learn that lesson. What was the single heaviest, most useless thing you carried on that trip before you saw the light?
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olivia_rivera88
Forty pounds for a solo trip?
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