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Backpacking
The fun of the outdoors. The exercise of the hike. The added complexity of having to haul everything on your back. Here are some backpacking resources and tips.
  
Hand Outs
  Loading Diagram: This hand out is a pair of diagrams on loading (packing) you backpack. Two goals in mind: 1) Weight balanced, close to the body and on hips.
2)  access to quick needed items like rain gear.
  Loading Diagram (PDF)
Packing That Equipment: This is a good article from Bob's Backpacking Bits on how to pack your gear.
Pack that Equipment
  Internal vs. External Frame: Some of the differences between Internal and External frame packs.
  Internal vs. External (PDF)
  Tuna Can Stove: How to make a light weight, backpacking alcohol stove from a couple of tuna cans,
  Tuna Can Stove (PDF)
  Paint Can Alcohol Stove:  Another alcohol fueled stove, this one uses two paint cans and toilet paper.
  Paint Can Alcohol stove
  How to Choose a Backpacking Stove: This article covers several types of stoves and fuels.
  How to choose a backpacking stove (PDF)
Stove building video: Here is a link to video that uses one can to build a backpacking stove in 3 minutes. Note that when used it is rested on something.
   Backpacking stove
  Backpacking Weight Reducing Tips: 7 pages from Backpacking.com one ways to cut weight when backpacking.
  Weight Reducing (PDF)
 
Food & Cooking:
Backpacking Food From the Supermarket (PDF)
  Backpacking Foods You Can Make (PDF)
  NetWoods Backpacking Recipes (PDF)
  Recipes for Backpacking (PDF)
  Supermarket Trail Foods Ideas (PDF)
  Backpacker Bars Recipe (PDF)
   
Resources:
  OLSI Handout: This is the great hand out Mr. Dodd had created for the backpacking class at Outdoor Leader Skills Instruction course. Many hyperlinks to information!
  OLSI Backpacking Resources (PDF)
  Beginner Backpacking Tips: A collection of tips on the backpacker.com web site to get you started. (this is a link to another web site)
  www.thebackpacker.com/beginners
  The Beginner Backpacker: This is a very good beginners guide from Backpacking.net (yes different from backpacking.com). Worth a read even by non-beginers. (this is a link to another web site)
  www.backpacking.net/beginner.html