Originally Posted by
ScopedIn
50-60 pounds isn't too bad in my opinion. As long as you have a strong back and the drive to carry it, then I don't see a issue with having a heavier pack. Half of my pack is clothing, the rest is gear that I will be using. I don't really carry comfort items, while I have a fair bit of gear, it's mostly bare bones gears with plenty of redundancy especially in the fire kit department. I wouldn't leave home, in a situation requiring me to bug out, without every piece of gear in my pack. Once I get to my starting location, I have just over 1000 miles of travel ahead of me at that point, I will be able to assess the situation and my gear and decide if something is truly needed. At some point, I know that I will remove things from my pack and leave them behind, what it will be I don't know but it will happen eventually. I'm sure though that it will be very little I remove.