1. Although I haven't had a chance to play with it yet, the Requiem mod sounds right up your alley. The armor behaviors you described couldn't be a better fit. The rest of the mod, however, might be a bit extreme. Take a look and see what you think. You'll need Dawnguard in order to play with the most recent version, but there is a slightly older file which supports the game without any DLC. Here's a link: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19281 2. I can't personally recommend any weight mods, but the simple solution to this that I've found is to just limit yourself to what you think would be reasonable to carry. For example, don't loot the armor from every enemy you kill, and only carry the weapons you're using. I think Requiem ^ changes some weights, and it might even give gold and lockpicks weight. 3. Frostfall is still one of my favorite mods out there. It makes all of those blizzards you run into an actual challenge, and in addition to being affected by cold weather, you're even able to do things such as build your own campfires and tents. All armor has cold weather resistance stats, which can be adjus ted at any time by the player (this means modded armor works as well.) http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11163 4. Here are some backpacks. Again, them may no be necessary if you decide against carrying a bunch of useless s*** around, but it helps with immersion. A.) http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13732 B.) http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9090 C.) http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13687 Hope these help.
