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Hiking Backpacks Basics

The term backpacks is used to cover day packs, rucksacks, and travelling packs. The day pack is a small pack with no frame, that is used only on day walks. Used to carry your lunch, wet weather gear and camera. The rucksacks are hiking backpacks that have a top opening, which is generally closed by a draw string setup. A hiking rucksack can have no frame, an external frame or an internal frame. The value of a frame is that it holds the backpack in a better shape, making it easier to carry the backpacks while hiking. (beware the external frame backpacks can easily be caught on branches when hiking in rough country) The travelling backpacks are quite sophisticated affairs, they zip open like a suit case (i.e. you place it on the ground and then zip open the front), are usually made such that they can be paddlocked shut, harness and straps can be zippered shut (for going through airports and the like), and good ones have small packs that zip off the front and can be used as a day pack.

Fleece Jacket Versatility

The standard fleece jacket has many uses, from a casual garment on a cool summers night to one of many layers needed when in very cold conditions. Selecting a fleece jacket is more a matter of personal taste then anything else. Worth remembering is that a zipper tends to be a point of weakness (in terms of warmth), and if you intend to use your fleece jacket in very cold conditions, a pull over fleece would be better than a full zip up fleece jacket.

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