Quote Originally Posted by HankIV View Post
So once a year in blueberry season, and there hasn’t been a drought and you don’t mind drinking wild. THEN you can hike in just shoes. Got it.
I'd say that sums it up pretty well, except you could probably do it for a good month or two of most years depending on where you are doing it . . . and, just because the rest are luxury items, doesn't mean they don't have value and you wouldn't take more to enhance your experience. The "more" are just not essential.