Buddy wrote:
I've spent weeks figuring out ways to take weight out of my backpack and
still have everything I need for a four-day flyfishing
trip in October (two hiking days and two fishing days from basecamp). To
celebrate shedding those pounds I'd like to add a paperback book: ...

"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig.

--
Ken Fortenberry