The most important rule when packing a backpack is never taking an item that “you may need”.

You will hate it if you have to carry something you are not going to use. Every little bit of weight counts.

When you pack a backpack, it is not like packing a car with every possible thing you may need.

I spent two and a half years walking across the United States to show what you can do on faith in God. I was on the walk for about a year when my brother wanted to join me while I was in the Mississippi Delta. His bus arrived in Greenwood, Mississippi. I went to pick him up at the bus station and when he got off the bus with his Army backpack, he was wobbling back and forth under the weight of the pack. I had been staying with a local family who had taken me to the bus station. We went back to their house and i began to unpack my brothers pack to see what all he had packed. His pack weighed over 100 pounds. It was full of stuff that he felt he “might” need. He did not like it as i Continue reading →