| Sony RX100 - Ultimate Ultralight Digital Camera |
Sony DSC-RX100 Digital Camera
- 20.2MP 1" Exmor CMOS Low-Light Sensor
- 28-100mm Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T Lens
- Optical 3.6x Zoom & Digital 7.2x Zoom
- Full HD 1080/60p Video
- Measures: 4.00 x 2.29 x 1.41" / 10.16 x 5.81 x 3.59 cm
- Weight: 8.47 oz / 240 g with Battery & Memory Card
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| The Original, Powerful, Convenient, LED Micro Light |
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The Lightweight Backpacker Welcomes You!
If you engage in backpacking, at some point, you may consider packing a lighter load. That consideration was the main reason that Backpacking Lightweight was created in 1996, and it continues to be its primary focus. Since then, however, the Lightweight Backpacking & Hiking website has grown to include a vast repository of resources useful for year-round backcountry safety & enjoyment. While it is true that Backpacking Lightweight promotes ultralight backpacking & hiking, featuring lightweight backpacking equipment, it is a also a proven resource - for all backcountry travelers - for researching and purchasing quality outdoor gear!! We welcome you, and we hope you will enjoy traversing the Lightweight Backpacking & Hiking website.
SHOP HIKING GEAR !
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Hiking with Children
( by Penny Schwyn )
Hiking with Kids:
IMPORTANT
This article is not meant to be a substitute for common sense, or a treatise on child care. The purpose is to provide guidelines and suggestions as what has worked successfully for other parents who have ventured into the woods with their kids, before you. Many people have contributed to this, either with direct assistance in editing, or through posts to rec.backcountry.
INDEX (see article for index)
Intro and General Considerations:
You have kids, and now your hiking and backpacking life is over, correct? Wrong. While some people decide that taking kids out into the backcountry is going to be too much work, there are many of us that have had wonderful family times with a little altering of how we did it "BC". (before children)
( Complete Article HERE ! )
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BACKPACKING LIGHT GEAR SUGGESTIONS !
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We LOVE QUALITY Sleeping Bags !
the Western Mountaineering Ultralite weighs 1 lb 10 oz (737 grams), rated 20 F / -7 C, 14 oz (397 grams) of 850-fill goose down, down-filled draft tube with stiffener along full zipper track. Awesome ultralight sleeping bag !
the Western Mountaineering Versalite
weighs 2 lb (907 grams), rated 10 F / -12 C, 20 oz (567 grams) of 850-fill goose down, down-filled draft tube with stiffener along full zipper track with split-full down-filled collar. This is an amazing lightweight sleeping bag !
the Western Mountaineering Antelope MF weighs 2 lb 7 oz (1106 grams), rated 5 F / -15 C, 26 oz (737 grams) of 850-fill goose down, down-filled draft tube with stiffener along full zipper track with split-full down-filled collar. Water repellant and wind proof 20 Denier MicroLite microfiber shell covering. Excellent foul-weather sleeping bag !
More Western Mountaineering Sleeping Bags
Outdoor clothing you can depend on again and again. Holds it's value very well also, and someday you can sell on eBay! :)
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The BACKCOUNTRY FORUM ENTER HERE!
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Featured Article
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Lightening the Load
( by Greg Cope (aka trailblazer) )
Hiking Lightweight:
Hiking lightweight is not a new concept. Since the advent of what we consider backcountry hiking, there have been those who have headed into the backcountry with little more to accompany them than a blanket and a little food. Indeed, anyone who has hiked for an extended period of time knows the value of lightening the weight one carries. A lighter backpack can not only help propel one up that hill, or help ones knees on the backside of that hill, but also can help one enjoy the overall venture even more. Before I began my lightweight change, I would hike just to get there. Now - with less weight - I can actually hike just to hike.
As I look back several years ago, my backpack must have weighed in at over 50lbs. It was an all too familiar feeling for me....hike a few minutes, rest. Hike a few minutes, rest. With my heart beating so hard and my head reeling in exhaustion, I had a hard time enjoying what should have been solitude and serenity, but was only downright punishment......It was during one of these moments several years ago when the ray of "light" .... dawned ...
( Complete Article HERE ! )
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