When you plan on walking 10 or 15 miles in rugged terrain ever ounce counts. There is some gear if you try to save on weight you are going set yourself up for a miserable experience. So what gear is worth the extra weight and where can you best save it? If the optimal target weight is 45lbs, how do you best budget your ounces? Tyrell Grey gives us some ideas on what we can do to ensure success in the field.
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