[at-l] my 31 drops...

[patv@ukans.edu (Pat Villeneuve)]

DTimm65344@aol.com wrote:

> As he explained, he's an engineer (me too).  We learned long ago something
> called "minimum essential design" and it can be applied to all things,
> including pack weights - all the iltralights should be applauding this
> rationale, I think?

But there is a point of diminishing returns if it takes away too much hiking
time...
(FWIW, I used to be married to an engineer who could waste inordinate time
and other resources making things "more efficient"...  ;-P)

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