He only asked about our thoughts and opinions on Slackpacking. Sort of like an online survey. Some people support and enjoy slackpacking, others don't. Personally I would never want to slackpack cuz my whole intention is to be in the woods and stay in the woods without interruption for as long as possible. So I answered his question. Would slackpacking diminish my hike?? Yes it would. Maybe John Q Public loves to slackpack---let him add his thoughts. It's not a competition.