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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deadguy" data-source="post: 1541955" data-attributes="member: 2480">I encountered (and still have) this problem in a campaign I started last year. It was made worse by the fact that we were travelling in mountains and would have to possibly climb, so we couldn't take any pack animals at all. Combine that with playing a TWF-ranger and I was in a world of pain.The solution was to carry only a minimum amount on my person and in my pack. I managed to get the weight down to just under my Light load limit. The rest of my gear went in a good quality sack, which I tied over my shoulder, so I could drop it as a free action.Now I no longer had that gear. We were attacked by a large orc force, and were forced to retreat from the fight. Still, I had enough food left on me that I could afford to hunt for the party.Encumbrance in these circumstances is meant to be a problem (if it's not, then the DM doesn't bother tracking encumbrance in my experience, just keeps track of armour and weapon load!). The best advice is to see if you can share the load out. Failing that, split up your stuff into ditchable and otherwise. Miss out on what you can, put what else you can on the horse (better that it's encumbered than you are - unless all of you are mounted). And look forward to the day when you get a HHH or BoH (or even a mule!)</blockquote>