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Usually, around this time of year, I grab my hunting daypack and clean it out. I'm a big guy as it is and I don't need to be carrying excess weight in the woods if I never use that gear so...stuff I thought I'd need and never used, goes while the gear I actually did use stays.A prime example of "Overkill" excess weight...When I was young and learning to hunt and travel the woods, I carried a "Rambo" foot long sword of a hunting knife...it weighed a couple of pounds and was razor sharp but I never had to kill a bear with it and as age and wisdom started to creep in, I switched to a Gerbor Gator fold lock or a Shrade Sharp Tooth or a Russel Belt Knife...all small and light and all holding a razor edge. It's always amazing just how much gear I thought I'd need to carry...but really didn't! What do you guys "think" you need to carry in your back packs and what do you really need?