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I'm really in a hurry so I will be back, but backpacking is something I have started to get back into after about a thirty-year hiatus. Backpacks (loaded) are MUCH lighter than they used to be. Indeed, there is a popular, and increasingly popular, method called "ultralight" backpacking. A friend showed me his backpack, shelter, sleeping back, tool and first aid kits, stove, fuel, clothes, etc. recently. Everything he needs except "consumables" like water and food. You won't believe this, but it's true. His gear weighs 7.5 lbs. No, I am not kidding.
You purify your water on site. You won't want to carry it all. Indeed, if you go backpacking with a 60-lb pack, you will weigh less than forty lbs the next time. And then the next time you will be much closer to 30. Sixty pounds is not fun. The experience is MUCH more enjoyable if you lighten up, and you will meet many backpackers whose packs weigh less than half of yours.
One final note. Today's high-tech undergarments are terrific. A savvy packpacker takes not a single stitch of cotton into the woods.
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Man of Carbon Fiber (stronger than steel)
Mocha 1978 911SC. "Coco"
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