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Mountains 4

IF YOU HAVE THE WONDERLUST TO TRAVEL, and you can't afford a motel room with a vibrating bed, you can still be toasty warm and comfortable every night.
All you need is 6 square feet of ground, and if you camp out on the San Andreas fault line, you might still get the vibrating bed...

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On your bicycle in a new town, when you politely ask people "DO YOU KNOW SOMEPLACE WHERE I MIGHT:
* buy a good meal, OR
* pitch my tent for the night?"
--- they just might invite you into their own home...

BACKPACKER Know How.com

BIGGEST 2-PERSON TENT, UNDER 5 lb. & $160: --- REI Half Dome Plus 2,
--- 92"L X 54"W X 42"H, 3-season, 54 sq. ft.
OR
ULTRALITE, SOLO TENT: --- Wenzel Starlite ,
--- 48" x 82" , for hikers or bikers, 3.5 lb., $40
OR
A TENT IN THE TREES: --- The Hiker's Rest, under 4 lb., $169
--- A whole new world of comfort aloft in the forest.
OR
TENT FOR YOUR PICKUP BED: === SPORTZ Truck Tent
--- OR for your SUV or MiniVan.
OR
LIGHTEST, BIG TENT FOR 2 IN THE SNOW: === GOLITE Hex 3, Mountaineering.
--- Pyramid, 66" high, 75 sq.ft., hexagonal floor, 2.8 lb.

BIGGEST SLEEPING BAG, UNDER 4.3 lb. & $130:
--- SIERRA DESIGNS, "Paul Bunyan"
--- Rated for 10 degrees F.
OR
BEST WATERPROOF SLEEPING BAG, Under 3.0 lb.:
--- Slumberjack DENALI ULTIMATE
--- Rated for 20 degrees F.

LIGHTEST HAMMOCK: Campers "COMPACT" Hammock
--- for above ground storage, volleyball net, fish/siene net,
--- or emergency stretcher. 7'x8', supports 300 lb.

SLEEPING MAT: Therm-a-rest RIDGE REST
--- Closed-cell foam pad, 72" X 20", 1.2 lb., $15

TENT GUYLINE: Kelty TRIPTEASE
---glow-in-the-dark rope, 50 feet, 1 oz.,

TENT HEATER: Paulin Tough PUP Portable Indoor Propane Heater
--- 8,000 BTU's, 5.5-hour burn time.

--- So, for less than $300, you can own a mobile home and a nice, warm bed, that weighs less than 10 lb.

And if you get bored in camp:

Go Fly A Kite!

Setting Up Camp

* All product recommendations are based on value, pack weight/size, dual-functionality, "Best Buys" from Consumer Reports, and/or an "Editor's Choice" in their respective category of 2003 "Best Gear" reviews from: * BackPacker, * Bicyling, * Canoe & Kayak, * Computer Shopper, & * Shallow Water Angler magazines and whether waterproof or able to float.