Hiked the Enchantments with a 38 lb pack in 2021, went back 3 weeks ago at 22 lbs and felt like a different species
Same trail, same 18 miles, but swapping my old external frame beast for a tiny quilt and ditching the 4 lb stove turned a knee-destroying death march into a walk I could actually enjoy, so what is the one gear swap that hit you like that?