Long story short, I'm using the JSawyer mod in HC which effectively halves my carry weight and HPs and about doubles hunger/thirst/sleep dep. With my current character, I can only carry 80lbs, so I'm trying to make every ounce count. I'm currently wearing leather armor (weight reduced to 9 in this mod), sunglasses, and a cowboy hat. For weapons, I'm packing a .357 and varmint rifle with 78 rounds for the magnum, 65 5.56mm, and 60 5,56 AP rounds. I also keep a single frag mine and grenade handy. All this together is about 20 lbs. I have another 20lbs of aid items (about 10 waters, a few foods, stims, etc.)

I'm wondering if I can cut this any without shooting myself in the foot. I'm tempted to give up the armor for clothes, but DT is actually kinda helpful in this mod. I'm also considering a different weapon/ammo arrangement, but I'm not sure what I can do this early in the game. So, I thought I'd throw this all out there for suggestions. Any thoughts? Thanks.

I only wish I could be of more help, i've never used the Jsawyer mod. (First time hearing about it)

oh i envy you, Im so tempted to get the game on PC if only for the JE Sawyer mod.

my only recommendation to you based on the above is to chuck the 357 pistol and get That Gun since it shares rounds with the varmint rifle, no need to carry an extra type of ammo

Mods like this are one of the main reasons why I only play games on the PC. IIRC, Sawyer was one of the original FO devs and his mod is a game changer, changing the game to what it should be. This and Manual Reload are the only mods I need. I recommend buying this for the PC anyway.

As for my current situation, my ST is 3 and I haven't even hit Nipton yet. It's going to be a while before I get the ST implant and even longer for Weapon Handling. I'm pretty limited for a while. I'd like to get rid of the rifle, but I need to snipe this early in the game. I was tempted to switch back to the 9mm, but the .357 performs really well. I dunno, I think I'm going to have to ditch the armor. 7 extra lbs. actually matters with this mod..