[keithpeter]

Yes, that was a little bit of a surprise.

"Each object a person carries represents a particular fear: of injury, of discomfort, of boredom, of attack. The “last vestige” of fear that even the most minimalist hikers have trouble shedding, he said, was starvation. As a result, most people ended up carrying “way the hell too much food”. He did not even carry so much as an emergency candy bar."

Given this minimalist orientation, the hassle and support systems needed for mechanised transport seem incongruous. Interesting article.