I agree with what you are saying. When we were getting ready for our trip I had to remind the wife we were not pulling a semi trailer and she needed to pick out the thing she needed most. I was surprised in the end she packed everything in two medimun size suitcases. Our trip took us from temp 40-105 degrees so it was a challenge even for me to pack light. We were gone for 28 days and it seemed like we were only gone for a week. The stories we have will last a lifetime and we loved every day.