Originally Posted by
nsherry61
My mantra:
Pack so you'll be comfortable 85% of the time, safe if uncomfortable 99% of the time, and alive 99.99% of the time. Then accept that there is a 1/10000 that you will die from your outdoor active lifestyle.
Change those percentages for your personal taste in comfort, risk and reward remembering that the lower the risk, the more you carry and the harder you'll work. You will never, ever, ever be 100% safe. And, as is often said, knowledge is a lot lighter to carry even if harder to acquire.