Thanks for the advise guys, I have really cut down the weight issue now, to only 16kg.
Like you say, it's surprising how little things add up quick.
I dumped the maglight and some of the clothes. I also cut back the size / amounts of talc , soap, spare batts, metal whistle for plastic etc. etc. To knock off 4kg is good going. I weighed a few small items and was staggered at the weight of them. EVERYTHING goes on the scales now, thinking of replacing my jacket for a smaller, lighter one too.
I tried fitting my tent and sleeping bag into a 90 liter backpack, and they only just fit, and the 130 snugpac is only 0.4kg more, with tonnes more space. I hope the hammock system is smaller, allowing me to reduce the pack size a fair bit.
The hammock system I'm looking at weighs 1.35kg, my tent is only 1.9kg, so not a huge saving there, but a little size and weight loss has gotta be a good thing.
Thanks for the link about weight saving, I'll look at that latter.
I'll post up my pack weight when I'm done, I can still see a couple of weight saving to be had.
I'm off to cut out the labels and shave me eyebrows!
Problem is I want to ADD a headnet and sharpening tool!
Wentworth, what do you take with you, 3.5kg is ultra lightweigh, interested to see what you do without???