I used to be the same. Extra paracord, extra biners, flagging tape, hunting knife and the list goes on. Finally decided that since I was going to have to go back to the truck to drop all my crap off and pick up the sled to haul him out I really didn’t need to carry that stuff in with me in the first place. All that weight, plus a summit viper was killing me. Clothes too. Extra gloves, extra this that and the other, just in case. I paired down to an under layer, goose down and a shell. Max warmth, least weight. I don’t even carry a bottle of water. Guys are worried about ounces and they are carrying a bottle (or two!) of water that weighs a couple of pounds. Go to survival school, you carry water inside your body, not in a bottle. If you have to have water and there is a water source carry a filter straw, cost less than $15, only weighs a few ounces and will make a thousand gallons of water safe for drinking.