I am new here, ihope ya'll don't mind if I jump in? I try not to load down like a pack mule. I am not in bad shape but with medical issues I need electric power, carrying a 30 pound car batter ain't an option.
I mostly car camp now, I find a nice campground, setup a base camp and take day hikes, or drive to a trail head and day hike from there, returning to my very comfortable base camp and good food.
This has been working great so far. Maybe I can teach my trail dog Elliott to carry his own stuff and a couple of 12 volt car batteries then life would be good. Lol he is a 18 pound Spaniel