Originally Posted by staehpj1

That is probably true for some at least, but... I will say that I have gotten a lot of nice "thank you" emails from folks who pack pretty heavy and will probably never break into even the light range, but who none the less used some of my ultralight hints from my article to lighten their load. So some of the heavier packers will still use info that we share even if they find much of it way beyond anything they would consider. I figure that even though they may consider going with a sub 10 pound base to be way more extreme that they have any desire to do they at least are armed with the knowledge that it is possible and therefore may make more moderate weight reduction efforts themselves.