An Outings Committee Presentation “Explore, enjoy and protect the planet” Innings educational meetings… Newsletter… Take action … Conservation… Membership…
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Your Presenters Denise Tingle AKA Bryan Wolf AKA Nancy Ball AKA Pippi Longstocking Iceman Dreamkeeper • • Sierra Club Miami Co-owner Roads • Summit Trek & Travel Group Hiking Chair Rivers and Trails • Planning and leading • • Camping and hiking First backpack was a trips since 2005 for 45 years thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail
Behind the scenes SuperStar Nicole Wolcott
Packs The Backpackers You-Haul
Experience is what we call our mistakes Baxter SP, ME
The Pack • Weight • Volume • Features • Durability • Fit
The Right Pack for the Job 20lbs 30lbs 40lbs 50lbs
The Rig ight Fit it
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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) The Pack How much weight can I (should I) carry? THE MONSTER (Wild)
Pack Light (enough)
Weight Distribution • Sleeping bag on the bottom with other infrequently used, non-heavy items (what you pull out last each day). • Heaviest items against your back and below your shoulders. (e.g. Food, Water) • Pack other non-heavy items around the first two categories. (e.g. Stove, Toiletries) • Pack lightest items and things you need quick access to on top. (e.g. Gloves, First Aid, Lunch) • I put my 10-essentials/emergency items in the bottom compartment where I can quickly access them separately. • Items I reach for constantly go on the outside, or in a pocket I can reach. (e.g. Trekking Poles, Water Bottle, Sit-Upon, Bandana, Snacks, Camera/Phone, Toilet Bag …)
Adjusting Pack Straps 4 1. Hip Belt Start by tightening the hip belt, making sure the belt is sitting on top of your hips. 80% of the pack weight 1 should fall on the hips. 2. Shoulder straps Move up to the 3 shoulder straps, pulling the straps straight down to tighten and bring the pack in closer to your back. 3. Sternum strap Next clip the sternum strap, which should be 2 about an inch below the collar bone and will center the pack and relieve some stress on your shoulders. 4. Load lifters Finally pull the load lifter straps to about a 45- degree angle, pulling the weight of your pack closer to your body. 1
Compression and Adju justments
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
Multi-purpose Tools Can also be used for… Besides primary use… • Pack cover, sit-upon, kitchen tarp • Poncho • Space blanket • Emergency shelter, signaling • Tent poles, splint • Trekking poles • Garbage bag • Poncho, sit upon • Tent guy, bear hang, clothes line • Rope • Carabiners • Pack clip, bear hang • Hot water bottle • Water bottle • Camp shoes • Water shoes • Water strainer, bandage, sling, hat • Bandana What did your group come up with?
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Pack Brands and Pricing
How did we do? 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 This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC
Happily Sponsored by…. Roads Rivers and Trails Independently owned outdoor outfitter 108 Main St., Milford, Ohio #DreamPlanLive www.roadsriversandtrails.com @RRT50 Miami Group Sierra Club https://miamigroup.org/ https://www.meetup.com/SierraOutings/ Miami Group (Cincinnati Middletown Dayton) Sierra Club Summit Trek & Travel – For Adventure Travel To be added to mailing list, email Nancy at: summittrektravel@yahoo.com summit.trek.travel
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