Veteran hunter and the young guns.

[fallhnt]

At 50+ I carry....Bow,blind,3-4 decoys,chair,camera,food and drink,heater if need,while wearing a 10 pound turkey vest. When I walk out I gain 15-25 lbs. It's worth it.

[Gooserbat]

Well maybe I'm not the norm, but over time my vest got heavier, and then it got lighter.  Now I carry a few diaphragms, a box, couple of pots, 4 or 5 strikers, a scratch box and a wingbone.  Not a lot by some standards but it works for me.