[pct-l] Gadgets <> "heavy trucking"
Brian Lewis
brianle8 at gmail.com
Sat Dec 1 12:51:09 CST 2012
"Having gear that will help you survive an unexpected event is more
important that gadgets.(Sorry, Gadget!)"
"When hearing about all the ?heavy-haulers? and gadgeters with extra gear
to prevent bad things from happening, I?m again reminded that gear alone seldom
helps"
I'm starting to detect a theme here ... :-)
In my defense, while not a true ultralighter (few I think really are), my
base weight is in the pretty sensible range, methinks --- ranging from
lower to upper teens on thru-hikes depending on conditions, including
dealing at times with quite a lot of snow.
I don't think that choosing a smartphone as a multi-function device
necessarily makes you a "heavy trucker", or in general a person who carries
too much stuff.
It's always about making conscious choices, of getting sufficient value for
weight carried.
I don't agree with the idea of "ditch all of the electronics" --- that's an
individual call with no universal right or wrong. I definitely do agree
with Steel-Eye that gear alone isn't sufficient, and that too many
inexperienced backpackers haul along too much stuff and thereby derive a
false sense of security from all of their various gear, whether electronic
or otherwise. Yes, carrying a raft of limited-use electronic gear can be
the mark of inexperience. More typically what I find folks carry too much
of is clothing. So cut us geeks some slack, eh? ;-)
Brian Lewis / Gadget
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