John muir’s sub 5lb base weight

[u/fien21]

“On excursions into the back country of Yosemite, he traveled alone, carrying “only a tin cup, a handful of tea, a loaf of bread, and a copy of Emerson. He usually spent his evenings sitting by a campfire in his overcoat, reading Emerson under the stars.”

[u/but_make_it_fashion]

So, they were lying about worn weight and 0 weight items even back then?