I don't think I have that many pockets. I'd probably solve the cargo issue with a sturdy belt that has a hitch ball riveted to the back. Unhitch the trailer from the truck, hook it upto my belt, and start walking...er.... clawing and dragging by way through the woods.

My dad thinks I'm crazy. I'll do a 80-100 mile weeklong hike in the canyon lands, with just a sleeping bag, my walking stick (of course) and a pack frame with my water, and for food usually some shells and cheese boxes, maybe some oatmeal, but my main staple will be granola bars.... like thirty granola bars... two or three packs of oatmeal, and a box of velveeta shells and cheese for each night out.

And that's about it. Since I usually hike the low hot canyons, I bring a spray bottle full of water. I had a friend get severe heat exhaustion one time, we pulled him up to the shade of a sage bush, he had stopped sweating and his eyes were just rolling around... We would have lost our entire water supply pouring it on him to cool him down, if not for that spray bottle. As it was, we kept him wet and cooled him down just filling up the 12 oz bottle once. He felt like crap for the rest of the hike though...poor bastard should have been drinking more water, but we hadn't seen any water all day and he was afraid of using up his supply if we didn't find any the next day iether. As it was, we found a useable puddle in the lee of a boulder in a riverbed that night. It was full of mosquitoes and crud, I remember 'trying' to strain all the crawlies out of the water... then dropping an iodine pill in there and watching through the clear plastic....waiting for the crawlies to stop flicking around so I could drink the water. hehe... nothing like the canyonlands to humble a person from the idea of 'comfort camping'

I guess we can assume that we're all smart enough to bring a boom stick into the woods when appropriate.

I second the importance of space blankets....although I've never used em, there's usually at least one rattling around somewhere at the bottom of my pack. They keep you dry, they keep you warm, and free of cold drafts. they're easily made into an eye-catching flashy thing for rescue parties. And possibly best of all, they are made from space-technology...giving you that fancy-pants feeling and allowing you to add that extra strut to your step. In fact, if you ever find an occasion to use one, moonwalking would not be considered inappropriate.

I carry a mini-first aid kit, matches and lighter, space blanket, my Swiss Army knife, power bar and water. Oh yeah and one extra t-shirt.

For just a 5mile hike each way, I'd really just carry lunch, water, a gun, my leatherman, matches, and 3 cases of beer. I'm kidding about the beer of course. If you need that much then carry one of those Heinekin mini-kegs. Those are sooo cool.