Yep, I’ve said it before, and I don’t think it’s a popular thing. But I agree completely.
It’s also cheaper!
Tarp and bivy, no trekking poles, no tripod, instant coffee powder, and water purification tablets - no filter system. Those are a few of my biggest “hacks”.
If the pack is light enough, I won’t use the trekking poles anyway. Rest the binos/spotter on your pack frame when you sit down - no tripod needed. Not as comfortable, but you can sure drop some base weight by doing some of these unpopular things.
It’s all hunt dependent of course. Some hunts you just need a comfortable glassing setup. But on that kind of hunt, you sit and glass, therefore not necessarily moving with the weight all day like on a call-heavy hunt style, or a still hunt/timber sneak all day kind of thing.