There is an obsession about weight that gets into the heads of these long-distance hikers! I got the gentle hint to find containers similar to the samples which David mailed to us for his baking soda, soap and hand sanitizer. The lids needed to be a snap-off type instead of screw-off - grams being the guideline. Trying to find these items in addition to searching for no-scent soaps in Atlanta rush hour traffic was rather a challenge.

Jared - if he dropped the knife, how is he going to cut his salami?! I guess that would be included in his "bounce" package. Now I understand his puzzled inquiry about why it wasn't pre-sliced as previously discussed...