Just want to show some gratitude. Just got back from a trip in which the lows dipped into the mid teens, which might not be cold for some, but is extreme for the mid-Atlantic. Used to be for such a trip I'd either be low on weight and suffering at night, or heavy and suffering during the day. Ditching some preconceived notions of what my base should be and following the advice handed down in the many threads here allowed me to have an all around enjoyable experience utilizing a system that kept my weight low while not sacrificing on my needs.
In all honesty though, knowing my base had jumped up to around 11 pounds ate at me a little. Ha!
Now that I have the basics down, I feel like I can start having some fun tweaking my setup a bit between trips.
Thanks again to everyone (and especially the staff for creating such a awesome site,
Frye
