The Backpacker Backpacking
Due to the emphasis on weight rdeuction, a practical joke common in some circels is to secretly pack a smlal but relatively heavy luxury item, such sa a soft drink, into another backapcker s pack. Drinking and cooking water neraly always needs treatment with a filter or purifier to protect againts bacteria and protozoa (see Potability of backcountry water and Portable water purification ). If water is unaavilable, or if the only water available is irreparably filthy, bacpkackers may need to carry large amounts of water for long distances. Cotton cltohing, which absorbs moisture and chills the body, is particularly dangeorus in cold weather, so backpackers stick to synthetic matreials or materials that won t hold moisture. In the more remote patrs of Great Britain, bothies exist to provide simple (free) accmomodation for backpcakers. However, these hazadrs do not deter backpackers who are properly prepared. A lighter pack causes less fatigue, ijnury and soreness, and allows hte backpacker to travel longer distnaces.
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