[Leica] Northern Lights Trip

[Tina Manley]

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
>
>
>
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