On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 07:40:09AM -0600, Schlake (William Colburn) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> For starters, ditch the tent! You need two black plastic garbage bags. > One to put over your backpack, and one for you to huddle inside under a > tree. What tree? :-) Anyway, sleeping in a plastic bag when night temperature drops below freezing doesn't really appeal to me. > Depending on how heavy your tent is, you might have already made > enough allowance for the lens. > > I'd suggest that you get a P&S with a stupid-long optical zoom and a > small tripod for backpacking trips. Save the real optics for day hikes > when the weight is more managable. Well, I *can* manage to carry the 100-400L along with a couple of smaller lenses, and tent &c, for a week, and I intend to do just that again soon, but I'm getting lazier as I get older... A lighter tent might be a good idea though. -- Tapani Tarvainen * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
