[pct-l] O.d. Coyote

[JoAnn M. Michael]

I very much liked your post. I have long felt that since I do not chose all the misc. gear that some of the most light weigh folks use, I am a bit to be pitied. Doesn't bother me any more. As my confidence in my hiking abilities has increased, so has my satisfaction with my choice of my gear. I have learned a lot from those extreme light weight folks though; so I certainly thank them for that.   
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Another area that seems to generate this sort of controversy is pack  
weight/gear selection.  I've spoken with hikers who carry a little  
more gear than average and are constantly chided by the lighter- 
weight hikers about their gear choices.  At some point that endless  
scolding is no longer friendly banter but is more about attempting to  
enforce some sort of pack-weight pecking order.  Why?
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I think that would be an interesting discussion--though I'm not sure  
if this list is the right place for such.
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JoAnn