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Backpacking Sleeping Bags: Choose the Right One

Backpacking sleeping bags come in very handy while you are on a long camping tour. They provide you with the luxury of enjoying your trip in a comfortable and relaxed body posture. We all would agree that while you are on an adventurous trip such as mountaineering or hill camping, the body needs rest after a grueling trek. At times, you need rest after small intervals. However, it is not possible to carry chairs or folding beds while camping. Under such circumstances, you need multipurpose equipment. This is where the need for backpacking sleeping bags comes into the picture. While choosing a backpacking sleeping bag, keep the following factors in mind:



* Comfort levels


* Material quality


* Multipurpose nature


* Ease of carry



Let us discuss some of these factors in more detail.



Comfort level plays a vital part. You would always want your backpacking sleeping bag to give a sense of relaxation to the body. There is no point carrying a bag that is not easy to carry and creates discomfort while resting. Remember, activities like camping and mountaineering are adventurous but carry an element of risk as well. Make sure that you do not risk your body at the cost of an uncomfortable backpacking sleeping bag.



Quality of manufacturing material also plays a vital role. Make sure that you buy excellent quality material from a reputable supplier. This makes ensures that the durability and longevity factors are well served. Try and gather more information about the supplier before buying the product. We all would agree that sleeping bags in the UK are supplied by a large number of dealers. Due to the competition the pricing factor takes a hit which is great for consumers. As a buyer you would not be required to compromise on the quality due to pricing.



Always ensure that your choice of backpacking sleeping bag is multipurpose in nature. While camping, you would want to carry the minimum amount of weight with maximum utility. A multipurpose backpacking sleeping bag ensures that you have something warm and comfortable to sleep in, and it also helps carry other valuable items you need on a camping trip.



Hopefully, these inputs help you choose the right backpacking sleeping bag.



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10 Tips for a Unique Fraser Island Tour

Before you book that four-wheel-drive guided safari, or scout some budget Fraser Island deals, make sure you know what it takes to get the most out of your Fraser Island backpacking trip. Here are 10 tips for you to have a unique and truly enjoyable Fraser Island tour:

1.    Pack Light, Travel Light.
The common Fraser Island guided tour means sharing a vehicle with eight or backpackers. Naturally, eight large backpacks cannot possibly fit inside a four-wheel-drive. Therefore, soft bags are the better alternatives.

Essentials for packing and traveling are:
Sleeping bags – this is usually for rent in the hostel with a tour operation.
•    Shirts and shorts – the number depends on your length of stay
•    Swim wear
•    Flip-flops and sneakers
•    Basic toiletries
•    Sun block lotion/spray
•    Anti-mosquito spray/lotion
•    Flash light
•    Food – bread, drinks (in cans not bottles), snacks like fruits, cereals, chips, cookies. If you booked for a complete kitchen-camp trailer, you can buy your chicken, steaks, sausages, and other cold cuts. Store them in a separate cooler.

2.    Mind your camera!
Protect your camera first. The sand and water has taken the lives of several digital cameras. So take extra protection by sealing them inside zip-lock bags when near the lakes, sand, or beach.

You don't want to miss out on some sight-seeing time or bonding with others if you're too busy take pictures. So take photos only when you feel like it, lest this ruins the whole experience.

3.    Stroll and Play around Eli Creek.
A nice, shady creek with a trail of wooden bridges makes Eli Creek a fun site for friendly games. Water level is not too deep. It's perfect for some water and tug-of-war games. The whole ambiance of this place is truly relaxing, and entices any group to play games.

4.    Watch the sunrise near the beach.
Camp within Eurong where you can have a splendid sight of the beach! You will be delighted to wake up every morning in close proximity to the beach. Watching the sun go up before day light is a grand experience. While everything's quiet and you only hear the sea waves, you know it's going to be one beautiful day!

5.    Swim and enjoy the waters at Champagne Pools.
Known for its low and lovely rock formations, plus the unique effect made by splashing waves onto them make Champagne Pools a destination of choice on Fraser Island. As the sea waves crash through the rocks, the downpour of water comes out like white champagne! This place is something cool when you just want to relax and feel the refreshing water. Note that you would be able to come across swimming schools of little fishes. What a natural haven!

6.    Try driving a 4wd vehicle.
Driving a 4wd vehicle on the island is a unique experience. Most guided tours (except those in buses) allow backpackers to drive for their group. Before going on tour, you will be given orientation on how to drive through sand and near the water. It's a challenge to drive on sand but everything comes out to be an awesome adventure once you get the hang of it!

7.    Swim at Lake McKenzie!
Go swim and enjoy the cool blue-green waters of Lake McKenzie. It's the best one that Fraser Island can boast about in the entire world! With its pure white sand, safe waters, and blue-green colour, I'm not sure how you can resist it!

8.    Gaze up and watch the stars at night.
The skies are wide and clear almost every night on Fraser Island. One of the best things we did as a group was to sit on sand near the beach, along with our flash lights (yes, it is not allowed to have camp fires there), and just look up to gaze at the milky way above us. You don't often see too many stars and too wide a sky in your entire lifetime. Fraser Island stargazing simply offer s you that amazing experience!

9.    Eat Barbecue and Pasta for dinner!
Who says campers can't get some gourmet food while on an island? Now, you can get your freshly-grilled barbecue hot and yummy for dinner. And if you remembered to shop for your pasta ingredients before heading to Fraser Island then you can have some nice spaghetti dish, as well! A popular tour operator in Hervey Bay has its complete kitchen-camp-trailer where you can actually cook food (including barbecue). It has a stove, sink and faucet, kitchen and cooking utensils, barbecue grill, plus covered tables! It's really a perfect way to enjoy Fraser Island backpacking.

10.    Go Party and Get yourself Drunk!
The authentic Aussie lifestyle involves some beers and cheers, isn't? So get drunk and party! But remember, drink just enough so as not to throw yourself onto the beach or bury your face on the sand. Wines and spirits will also keep you warm on colder nights. When you travel with other people from different countries and cultures, partying together is a nice way to bond and know each other more. Just make sure your liquor is in cans not in bottles.

Find out more tips on Fraser Island tours. Get exclusive discounts on Fraser Island deals. Visit palaceadventures.com for more details.

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Address: 184 Torquay Road, Scarness, Queensland 4655, Australia

Phone: 1800-063-168

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Student Tour - Backpacking In Europe

For the fortunate few, life isn't complete without a backpacking trip through Europe. This right of passage is believed to further the maturation process of college students, according to sociologists. Of course, others have opined that copious amounts of alcohol, sun and Amsterdam have something to do with it. Regardless of your purpose, you still have to figure out what to take.

Backpack - Getting In Touch With Your Inner Mule

Obviously, the first critical item is your backpack. While one doesn't need to buy the $10,000 Himalaya Turbo Pack, you should also avoid the $12 blue light special. So, how do you pick a happy middle ground?

The best method for picking a backpack involves three phone books. Select/swipe/borrow three yellow page books from neighbors/friends/enemies and hit your local sporting goods store. With the books, head to the backpackapalozza section of the store and pick out a few sturdy/cool/outrageous rigs. Stuff the phone books in, adjust the straps and go for a walk. Now break out into a run to simulate future dashes for trains/ ferries/ toilets and make the sales people nervous. These steps should quickly reveal the perfect pack.

Now, you may have read other publications suggesting highly technical ways to select a backpack. Trust me, until you have run for the last ferry from Italy to Greece, you have no idea how to pick a pack. The three phone book test solves this nicely.

What To Take

There are a few mantras that every person should chant before packing for Europe. These chants were developed originally by the little known, Oh-My-Back Monks of Southeast Asia. The "OMB" Monks were known for traveling half way to far off cities, turning around, returning home and then traveling the full way to said cities. Religious experts opined as to the deep metaphysical meaning of such trips. They were later embarrassed when the monks revealed the back and forth nature of the trips was due to forgetting something, often whether they had turned off the iron. Nonetheless, such chants have become the guiding light of experienced backpackers.

Let us slowly and clearly chant together,

"I will pack only that which will not result in me being hunched over like a Sherpa."

"Remember, I can pick it [(lower voice) toothpaste, book, soap] up over there."

"I will not stuff thy pack to the point of bursting, for thy damn zippers always break/get snagged/refuse to work."

"I will learn humility through wearing incredibly wrinkled clothes and shall not bring an iron."

"I shall bring only one guide book, not one for each country that I MIGHT see."

"I accept that I will come home wearing something I didn't take and will have lost/traded/burned much of what I did take."

For female travelers and, okay, the occasional male,

"I will not bring high heels or a gaggle of make-up."

Admittedly, chanting these mantras will not bringing you immediate enlightenment. Fret, not. You can always throw items away or send them home in a box to your parents/friends/parole officer. For the resourceful backpacker, it is not unheard of to send particularly smelly/discolored/toxic clothing to an ex-girlfriend/ex-boyfriend/little brother. Follow these practical guidelines and you will soon happily be speaking in a loud voice to make foreigners understand you.

The Evidence

This is the hard part for most travelers to wrap their minds around. You will forget those special moments of your trip when you met the hunk Sven or babe Svenetta from Sweden and had a romantic evening/danced the night away/got arrested in Ios/Ibiza/the airport. Maybe not immediately, but you will eventually forget.

You will also forget or lose the contact information of people you meet, despite meticulously writing it down on the back of a coaster/napkin/your hand in a bar/poetry reading/jail at three in the morning. Surprisingly, said coaster/napkin/hand often survive the night/day/weekend and get deposited in your already trashed backpack. Of course, their presence is often forgotten when you later put a Oktoberfest mug/wet towel/toothbrush in. The extra padding at the bottom of your pack is specifically designed to deal with the decomposing result. Still, the information is gone and so is your future with Sven/Svenetta.

To properly record the magical moments of your trip, you must take a diary or journal. Don't worry, you can burn it later before you get married/your parents get nosey/you have kids. You want a journal in a water/beer/sweat resistant case. Of course, I prefer a Nomad Travel Journal, but just make sure you take something. When you have some extra time in the bus/train/jail cell, you can record how you got there and the people you met.

Trust me, when you, Sven/Svenetta and your nine children are sitting on the porch, you will greatly enjoy reading your journal.

Of course, that assumes you didn't burn it.

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