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touron
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Joined: 15 Sep 2003
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Location: Plymouth Rock |
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touron
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 Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:50 pm |
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A simple black/white yes/no question
| Quote: | | Flashpacking is just backpacking, with an awful lot of tech gear going along for the ride," said Lee Gimpel, 29, a writer from Virginia who "flashpacked" around India for a few months and recorded his adventures... |
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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Backpacker Joe
Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001
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Does a .357 magnum count has "tech gear"? I doubt it. So no, Im not flash packer. Thank you very much.
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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johnahl
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Joined: 22 Apr 2006
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Location: Kent/Covington,WA |
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johnahl
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Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:25 pm |
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I voted yes. But, only partially.
For hiking I carry a GPS, Digital camera, Ham Radio and sometimes a camcorder.
If I travel I will include a laptop and recharger/batteries for the above equipment.
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gigamike
The Burninator
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO |
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gigamike
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Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:26 pm |
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Hmm, let's see. I carry a GPS (Garmin 60 CSx), a digital camera (Sony TSC-30 which replaced my Canon Digital Rebel XT), a black, 5th gen 60 GB I-Pod), an altimeter/compass wristwatch, a PDA and a cell phone (always off on the trail though). Sometimes a camcorder.
Nah, not me, I'm a minimalist.
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GeoHiker
Rocky Walker
Joined: 26 Feb 2005
Posts: 6033 | TRs | Pics
Location: Off the Deep End |
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GeoHiker
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Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:50 am |
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I'm a yes. I solo hike most of the time, so I take a GPS and Ham radio for safety. MP3 player at times and sometimes a PDA. Cell phone if there's a possibility of a signal, but that hasn't been happening too much on the hikes I've recently been doing, so I leave it behind. Digital camera is always along. Oh no, I've become a techno geek!.......
You call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye......Eagles
You call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye......Eagles
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jenjen
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Joined: 30 Jun 2003
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Location: Sierra stylin |
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jenjen
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Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:45 am |
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I usually have my LED headlamp, digital camera, and monocular. Very rarely, when Chubbyhubby insists, I have the cell phone along - to be turned on only if I truly need to make a call out. I don't take along any other electronic things.
If life gives you melons - you might be dyslexic
If life gives you melons - you might be dyslexic
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tofu on toast hiker
Santiago!
Joined: 06 Sep 2004
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Wow, according to this article, don't use your cell phone during a thunderstorm, else your next conversation might be with your maker. 
T-O-F-U in the USA! T-O-F-U in the USA!
Tofu in the USA!
T-O-F-U in the USA! T-O-F-U in the USA!
Tofu in the USA!
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