Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hah! ;-) We are actually pretty good at packing light as far as clothes go. I found this site suggesting what you should take for a 9 day trip to Norway: https://ordinarytraveler.com/norway-packing-tips That is ridiculous!! We usually carry 2 pairs of pants, 2 turtlenecks, 2 sets of underwear - one to wear and one to wash. I wash out underwear every night. The heavy stuff this time will be down coats, boots, gloves - stuff to stay warm. We did fine in Mongolia at -40F and the wind was blowing like crazy! I'm sure Norway will have more bathrooms than the Gobi Desert, too!! I think I'm going to carry my Leica table-top tripod and my Gitzo monopod which doubles as a walking stick or cane! Thanks!! Tina On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 10:45 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > There are stories about long distance hikers that want the absolute least > amount of weight to carry.... > > Some ideas I heard about.... > Cut off the handles of your toothbrushes.... you don?t NEED long handles > to brush... save maybe .1 ounce. Do THAT 160 times and you save a pound. > You COULD wear the same underwear 4 times.... use your imagination...... > You COULD SHARE underwear.... I don?t want to think about this idea at > all..... > Carry nothing you can buy there or along the way to there. > When dirty and wet, apparently WOOL Long Johns do not smell as badly as > synthetic. > Carry a Cell phone and ditch the Leica. Less weight..... ( and totally > thought up by a non-photographer) > Monopods are lighter than tripods..... But not as stable for long > exposures..... > I bought a light weight Tripod ( Carbon Fiber from China.) Cost was > about $125, weight WITH ARCA compatible QR , and ball joint is 3.3 pounds. > It is not a tripod that will last a lifetime, but it is cheap and > light..... > What about a Fuji X series camera as a backup? Lighter than an M, can use > all the lenses you have with adapters.... > > And, from my Boy Scout father's days..... You do NOT take stuff out of a > bag if you are trying to lower the weight. You empty the bag, and only PUT > IN what you NEED. > > In truth, some of these ideas ARE bizarre... but all have an element of > helpfulness.... > > Worth exactly what you paid for this advice...... > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > I'm going to pack my camera backpack, weigh it, and start taking things > out ;-) > > Tina > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html