Doing more with less

Working toward my goal of doing more with less I'm working to reduce single-use items from my kit and trying to see just how light I can go and still be comfortable.

What I've come up with so far:

• Bark River Gameskeeper
• Mucket
• Firestarting Kit
• Tarp
• Cordage

Doesn't seem like a huge load but it'll provide me with several of the basics.

• Gameskeeper = tools, utensils, firewood, etc.
• Mucket = food prep, water gathering/purification
• Firestarting Kit = fire, light, warmth
• Tarp = shelter
• Cordage = Too many uses to list

You can last up to 3 weeks without food (I can probably last 5 with the spare tire I'm lugging around) so bringing emergency rations with me falls very low on the list.

I'd probably also throw in some trash bags or zip-top bags just in case I needed to distill water.

The trick, as I've discovered, is not in making the list but in keeping the load restricted to that list. When I head out I too often double or triple the weight of my pack by adding unnecessary components "just 'cause."

Thanks for reading,

B