>>2770848The line you should've highlighted is "She doesn't really hydrate and assumes everything will be fine, no matter what".
If this girl is able to get away with hundreds of hikes without hydrating on the route then that says to me they've all been short and easy enough that she has had the right idea. The husband is probably carrying a bunch of gear he probably doesn't need and, while I get the idea of being prepared for emergency, it's not like this is a situation where the wife is demanding her husband carry shit for her.
Maybe I'm just biased because I relate to the wife in that post. One of the friends I go hiking with regularly is similar to the husband in that she over-preps for every hike we do - no matter the length of the hike or the terrain, she'll be carrying food or at least snacks, water, a FAK, extra clothes, emergency blanket, multitool, etc. I like to hike unburdened so if I can get away with it (like, if the hike's only going to be 4 or 5h and the weather's not too hot) then I'll just scull some water before the hike and tie my jacket around my waist rather than carrying a pack.
Hell, I'm maybe even worse than the wife, if the hike's long enough that I know I'll want some food or water then I'll usually dump it in my friend's pack since she's already carrying enough that the extra weight isn't too noticeable (I will at least offer to carry it part of the way though).
Of course, there is a line where things shift from "not burdening yourself with unnecessary gear" to being "dangerously unprepared and the sort person who gets a SAR called out because you're a retarded fuck".
