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Lightweight and Ultralight Backpacks for Backpacking
2023年3月16日 · Do I need a lightweight backpack? Many traditional backpacking packs work best for weekend or weeklong trips and range in volume from 50 liters to 80 liters. While these packs certainly work to carry low-volume, lightweight gear, the pack’s weight (anywhere from 3 – 6 lbs / 1.3 kg – 2.7 kg) would comprise a disproportionate amount of the ...
Lightweight First Aid and Trauma Kits: Perspectives from a …
2019年8月6日 · Companion forum thread to: Lightweight First Aid and Trauma Kits: Perspectives from a Mountain Rescue Medic. This article features an interview with a Canadian Mountain Rescue Medic, focusing on how to assemble lightweight first …
Lightweight Sunscreen for Hiking and Backpacking
2019年10月7日 · Lightweight Sunscreen Sticks. One of the most convenient, lightweight sunscreen options is a small stick of solid sunscreen. A lightweight sunscreen stick is usually about the size of a glue stick or about 1/4 to 1/3 the size of a deodorant stick. I find the smell tolerable, the taste intolerable, and the price expensive.
Lightweight Wood Saws for Backpacking
2020年7月22日 · Not all of us do our hiking in the desert. I’m joking. I agree, in my 4+ decades of backpacking, I’ve never NEEDED a saw. I’ve used a saw to make nice, pretty firewood (which then got burned up). I’ve made clothes- and dish-drying racks from cut branches. I once even made a replacement knight for a chess set in a USFS cabin.
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General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion
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Lightweight Trekking Pole Reviews & Gear Guide
2018年11月21日 · When hiking downhill, you can adjust the pole to be slightly longer to add stability and keep your body more level. When hiking uphill, shorten the poles to add upward power to your movement. On slanted ground or traverses, you can adjust individual pole length accordingly. Of course, this all assumes you are using an adjustable pole.
DIY Ultralight Backpack: My Search for a Perfect Pack
2016年6月16日 · A series of lightweight packs were made using a modified Seek Outside frame and hipbelt as the foundation. This design meant I could swap out different pack bags for different trips depending on my needs at the time. The lightest pack was about 2 pounds (.91 kg), and the heaviest was around 3 pounds (1.36 kg).
Lightweight Backpacking Gear for Kids
2007年7月11日 · A heavy pack can cause serious future back problems for your child's developing spine. Most doctors and physical therapists recommend a child carry no more than 10% to 15% of their body weight in a backpack. Look at it another way, I weight 165 pounds and prefer to carry a max weight of 20 pounds (1st day weight) when lightweight backpacking.