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- From: bohack@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (edward.e.harstead)
- Newsgroups: rec.backcountry
- Subject: Re: Light Weight Back Packing?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.173146.10159@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:31:46 GMT
- References: <1jvm1aINN7r3@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <1993Jan26.011119.1711@yarra-glen.aaii.oz.au>
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- In article <1993Jan26.011119.1711@yarra-glen.aaii.oz.au> sml@yarra-glen.aaii.oz.au (Steven Law) writes:
- >I have done a couple of such walks. On an overnight walk I have taken:
- >
- >1 stove full of fuel to save carrying a fuel bottle.
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- Surely we can do without a stove for a couple meals. Bring iodine
- tablets for water purification.
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- >1 tent fly, poles and pegs.
-
- A bivy sack saves more weight.
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- I agree that the Thermarest is a must. This is supposed to be
- enjoyable, right?
-
- Ed
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