I had to laugh when I read your post. I know darn well that my pack is getting heavier so just out of morbid curiosity and your post...I decided to dump the thing out to take a look.
Let's see.....
[rummaging around main compartment]
ziplock bags-4 large and 4 small.
2 kitchen garbage bags
an extra log book for cache maintenence
an extra micro log sheet
a shirt
pair of socks
a fully stocked first aid kit. (I'm not known as being graceful on or off the trail)
my letterboxing journal
my signature rubber stamp for letterboxing
orange safety vest
where did this photo album come from??
5 toe warmers and 1 body warmer
4 mosquito badges (they don't work trust me)
2 rain ponchos
5 pages of old coordinates for caches that I've already done and two that I haven't..so the whole lot stays.
1 bag of stale combos ...the deer dont' eat them. They look at you like you're nuts.
2 bottles of very warm water. YUM!
1 unsharpened pencil
Top section
1 skateboard TB
1 whistle
3 geocaching patches
1 small bottle of hand sanitizer
1 cemetary ediquette card
3 mini markers
1 mini highlighter
1 "princess lisa" wooden nickle
1 Polynesian Franc?
How did those nail clippers get in there?
4 extra batteries
1 digital camera
1 GPS'r
(oh..that's where I left that receipt)
4 sticks of gum
and a partridge in a pear tree.
Map pocket holds no map...but I finally found my work gloves.
The very bottom compartment contains SWAG items.
Looks like I need to get to the clearance aisle...I'm down to...
3 pencils
2 mini sharpies
1 mini highlighter
1 mini pen
where did that cookie cutter come from?
and who put the fly strip in here?
the air freshener was supposed to go in my car...but I like the smell of old McDonalds burgers and spilled beer.
I can't believe all the stuff that was in there. It's really not a lot but when you itemize it, it appears that I'm carrying 50 lbs. I guess I could finish eating the Combos and lose about 4 ounces.
1 cemetary ediquette card ??