I will carry "all that".
The furthest I walk is a bit over a mile and the largest elevation change is about 300'. Even being an old guy I can manage to carry "all that" for the areas I hunt in here in northern Michigan. Most of the excess weight I carry is self filming gear so I recognize it is unnecessary but I enjoy the process so I'll deal with the extra weight as long as I can keep it fairly compact to my body.
The furthest I walk is a bit over a mile and the largest elevation change is about 300'. Even being an old guy I can manage to carry "all that" for the areas I hunt in here in northern Michigan. Most of the excess weight I carry is self filming gear so I recognize it is unnecessary but I enjoy the process so I'll deal with the extra weight as long as I can keep it fairly compact to my body.