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I remain optimistic that we will be able to take trips this summer (or at some point in the future), and it might be useful for us to share tips with one another about packing for overnight trips.

How do you distribute the weight in your pack? What do you carry on the outside of your pack vs. the inside, and what do you always make sure is accessible? Is there anything important that you are leaving out or anything unnecessary that you could afford to leave at home to save weight?

Our discussion of packing could segue easily enough into a discussion of hydration, nutrition, trip planning, etc.

I think that it will be important to empty our packs completely and repack them as though preparing for a real trip–practice makes perfect. (I am operating under the assumption that the more you do this, the less of a hassle it seems.)