The Reality of RPG Inventories

This image, by an artist unknown to me, is spot on. I've never had a game master that insisted on using encumbrance rules, so as long no one tried to put a horse in a fanny pack. Most video games that I've played had a limited number of inventory spots or mutually-exclusive pieces of equipment (e.g. you can't wear two flack vests at the same time). That's probably a good compromise.

via Geekstir