Silvertip-I've looked into sombrero. I have my own horses, but my main hangup is hauling their feed. Sombrero requires 25 of hay daily. If I pack in for six to seven days, I'm looking at 175 lbs of hay per horse plus a little grain. They allow a maximum of 200 lbs of weight per horse. That doesn't leave me much weight for my personal gear-hence my dilemma. I'm leaning now to just hiking in and having a packer on standby should I get something down.