I saw a program on TV about the latest in backpacking gear. It was amazed to see that if you didn’t mind roughing it a bit more than usual you could cut your pack weight down to less than 10 pounds for a few days worth of hiking. Here are a few handy links:
Makes me want to start camping again. I always hated to carry 40 pounds of junk on my back. BTW, if you click on the photo of me you can see a small gallery of hiking photos.
-John