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ЛК/з Innawoods Guide
Volume
Part Two
Loading Saving a few ounces when packing up can be Your packout is important.
alifesaver when you're in. Try to pack the Everythi a
rything you deem important
fewest items, without skimping out on the
will be carried you for several
neccesties: kilometers on end. After а
Heaviest items should be close to hike, a five pound difference in
your body, and high on your back. weight is going to feel like a
Mid-weight items are still packed twenty pound difference.
high. carrying everything your back,
The lightest items belong at the bottom. the amount of gear
‘ou're carrying.
where your balance isn't centered
Sleeping bags take up the most room in When travelling in groups, this is
your pack. Strapping it to the bottom will easier. Have one man carry a tent,
save a lot of space. another the cooking gear, another the
food, etc. Using communal gear can
Hip-strap style backpacks are usually save for each man.
meant to fit low, so you can use your
legs to push the weight better it
rests on your ass.
Use outer pockets for Long items, such
things such as trail food, Backpack axes and rifles, can be
cooking kits, firestarting secured to the side
kits, spare ammunition, back of a pack, rather
and emergency gear. than stuffed inside.
AMOLLE compatible
pack is a valuable
asset if you like Keep a garbage bag handy to cover your
having easy access bag when it gets rainy. If you have to travel
to various things. through water, like crossing a river, then
wrap your pack in two bags, leaving lots of
air, and use it as a flotation device to get
across.
Keep everything that you might need at a moment's
notice on your belt. Knives on belts. Pistols on On that note, strip down if you're going to be
belts. Axes and rifles can stay in the bag until you need to getting wet. Better cold for twenty minutes
use them. than cold for twenty hours.