Yeah I love the solitude. If you havent already you should look up ultralight backpacking. Basically My pack base weight(shelter, clothes, stove, sleeping bag and any thing else that is not food or water) is 9lbs. Most people have a base weight of 25-40lbs. Makes me able to still back pack with my injuries and able to go 18 miles in a day which would be very very difficult with a 40lb pack.

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