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Kenneth Knight (kenknight) - BPL Professional Member

My Locale SE Michigan
About Me Besides being the Production Editor here at BackpackingLight.com I have been an avid backpacker for several years. If I am not traveling someplace chances are good that I am doing volunteer work at a local music/perforamnce space called The Ark.
CityAnn Arbor
StateMichigan
My Website URLhttp://www.wanderingknight.org

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All Forum Posts by Kenneth Knight

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Congratulations
I'll also add my praise to the other people. I wish I would think of doing things like this. Part of what makes someone sucessful at something is having the idea to do that thing in the first pl...

In Post-Trip Reports » Ken and Marcia Powers First to Through-hike the American Discovery Trail
October 12, 11:25am
slection process
We selcted items that were either new for the Outdoor Retailer Show Summer Market or had been substantially re-formulated. On a practical level we kept the numbers down to a reasonable size so w...

In Editor's Roundtable » Backpacking Food Taste Test: Entrées (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2005)
August 31, 1:01am
Is GPS worth it
For most backpackers I think you are right Ryan - a GPS unit is not that helpful. There are some other times though when a GPS can be of use. Traveling the paths in the UK working with the UK ordin...

In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight GPS / Mapping Software Navigation Systems
December 10, 10:03pm
A few questions
Paul, let me try and answer these questions for you. 1. Your feet will get wet on rainy days wearing trail runners like the NB805. Trail shoes like the Adidas Banshee or even more so Solomon Amp...

In GEAR » The G Spot (LEGACY POSTS FROM OLD FORUMS)
October 08, 4:29pm
Beartooths and Yellowstone in September
Two weeks ago a group of ultralight and very ultralight (in all regards) hikers convened in Bozeman, MT to do some backpacking in the Beartooth Mountains. People from BackpackingLight (including me...

In Post-Trip Reports » Trips & Trip Reports (LEGACY POSTS FROM OLD FORUMS)
October 06, 9:59am

All Reader Reviews by Kenneth Knight

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Canon PowerShot S70
While not the lightest dgital camera on the market at 10.25oz (290g) it is still my current favorite for several reasons. 1. Resolution. At 7-megapixels I can shoot decnet pictures at high resoluti...

In Photography - Hiking & Backpacking Cameras
August 02, 2:59pm
Osprey Aether 60
While I agree with Mark that this pack can carry heavy loads quite well (I'd bump that value up some actually; a friend just used his Aether 60 on a 12-day trek in Alaska and was carrying initially 37...

In Backpacks - Internal Frame
August 02, 2:23pm
Gossamer Gear Mariposa
I've found the Mariposa to be an exeedingly good performer since I bought the pack. Combining the 2 vertical stays with a sleeping pad to form the backpanel makes this 16 ounce pack (450g) a solid per...

In Backpacks - Frameless
August 02, 2:16pm