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An Outings Committee Presentation Explore, enjoy and protect the planet Innings educational meetings Newsletter Take action Conservation Membership Please stay muted throughout the presentation Navigating Zoom
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Nancy Ball AKA Dreamkeeper
trips since 2005 Denise Tingle AKA Pippi Longstocking
Group Hiking Chair
for 45 years Bryan Wolf AKA Iceman
Rivers and Trails
thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail
Baxter SP, ME
20lbs 30lbs 40lbs 50lbs
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How much weight can I (should I) carry?
THE MONSTER
(Wild)
Rule of thumb used to be: No more than 1/3 your body weight. Better: no more than 20% of your body weight. Light weight: < 20# base weight Ultra light: < 10# base weight (Base weight = no consumables: food/water/fuel)
items (what you pull out last each day).
Food, Water)
Stove, Toiletries)
Gloves, First Aid, Lunch)
where I can quickly access them separately.
Camera/Phone, Toilet Bag…)
belt, making sure the belt is sitting on top
should fall on the hips.
shoulder straps, pulling the straps straight down to tighten and bring the pack in closer to your back.
about an inch below the collar bone and will center the pack and relieve some stress on your shoulders.
degree angle, pulling the weight of your pack closer to your body.
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Breakout Session – Multi-purpose Gear
For the next 10 minutes, we’ll be assigning you to a breakout room. We’d like each group to identify at least 3 pieces of backpacking gear with two or more uses. Example: Bandana Uses: 1.Hat 2.Bandage 3.Sling 4.Strain silty water
Besides primary use…
Can also be used for…
What did your group come up with?
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We hope this presentation helped you think a little differently about the impact we have as backpackers. How many new ideas did you get today? Poll #3
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