I periodicall check the contents of my girlfriends backpack after once discovering the total surreality of her rationale whilst questioning why her pack was so stuffed full on a day trip in Wasdale. It turned out that she was willing to carry three....yes three... full changes of clothes amongst other random krap. I tried to explain that this takes extra energy and is not a clever idea as she is rarely ever to need three changes of clothing...., but to no avail it now seems. I do reinforce that it is important to take only what is needed, especially in winter conditions, but on inspecting the contents of said girlfriends pack the night before a long walk in the Peak District....this is winter after all....conditions were bad....driving rain....70mph gusts on the tops...even a bit of sleet.......WAIT for it......
2 full changes of clothes
A tin of mushy peas
a tin of flageolet beans
three.........yes three tins of vegetable soup, one that was severely dented and OUT OF DATE
She's slapping me as I write this, but has no real recourse since it's true. She hates mushy peas and flageolet beans so I don't even know how they got there.
If it was my backpack she was finding them in I would've accused her of planting them
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Needless to say her pack is lighter now and I have resolved to by her a smaller one for krimbly!
Having said that since we clean up after our dog on many trips and carry the 'Reward' out with us I think I may check her pack more often!