

You just need Stimpacks, one strong gun, ammo, armor, and a couple bobby pins. There is a perk check (Strong Back) or Survival check with Jed to increase the weight limit too, but like I said there's really no reason to take extra gear. Once inside you can either talk to Ricky for a check to get your limit increased to 100, or just talk to Jed if you have less than 75lbs. Fast travel to the Northern Passage (or the nearest location you've discovered) and enter the cave. What actually matters is your reputation with each faction, which changes dialogue with even minor NPCs, affects quests. 100 Heroism Rating: The karma meter returns from 3, but rarely comes into play (one companion, Cass, will abandon you if youre evil).

There are a few speech checks you can make at the beginning of the DLC that allow you to increase your weight limit to 100, but you might as well unload everything so you don't have to bother with them. Fallout: New Vegas provides examples of the following tropes: open/close all folders.

I went through around 500 MF Cells with my tri-beam during this DLC. Unload everything but your Armor, Stimpacks, Bobby Pins, and favorite weapon (a Tri-Beam Laser for me), as well as plenty of ammo for it. Head to your loot stash location (for me Doc's house one of the metal boxes). Choose the quest Happy Trails Expedition in your quest log. There are 5 achievements, all story related, and none missable as long as you make a save near the end to do the two different endings.
