Jeff, you ever been on the AT? It's not grizzly country where at least there's a potential reason to carry.
A "light" handgun is a minimum of 3/4lb with ammo... most are far more. Personally I carry as few pounds as possible, and most serious about the pastime are looking for ways to lose pounds, not add them.
But internet backpackers are different...
Yes, they are. I used to hang out over at Whiteblaze where all those [bleep]' girly men spent all day babbling about how to get their base weight from eight pounds down to seven. They didn't like me when I told 'em to get a [bleep]' barbell or at least a testosterone patch.
