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Kits of the Past compared to today's kits.

It would be interesting to see a comparison of the kits we were
carrying thirty years ago on the Challenges and today's kits.
Waldo.

Re: Kits of the Past compared to today's kits.

Chris Townsend wrote about this in March Then & Now: Comparing Gear For Long Distance Walks

Re: Kits of the Past compared to today's kits.

Or even kit used 65 years ago?

Back in the 1950s, when if you carried more than 20lbs (9.07kg) you were clearly doing something wrong?

The Eagle guide to backpacking circa 1952 - read and learn.