Since you have touring experience, reducing your kit is the first thing you should do. Eliminating items costs nothing, money wise. See what it left, and then focus on the heaviest and bulkiest items that remain. Eliminate or replace what you can afford. Then it's time to decide how to carry it.

Here's what I ended up with:


In the end I realized that minimalism at this level works and you can get "there" faster but a carrying a little more comfort just takes a little more time.