A Practical Guide to Lightweight Backpacking. Hiking with Chuck - Hiking Equipment. Cameras I heartily endorse digital cameras .
As I mention in the page about nature field guides, I carry a decent camera instead of a library of field guides. If I see a plant or a bird that I'm not familiar with, I take a few pictures, being sure to capture as many relevant angles as I can, then compare the pictures to the pictures and written descriptions in the field guide. One could have done this in the pre-digital age, but it would have been expensive. Erik The Black's Backpacking Blog. DIY - Single Use Antibiotic Packs. The ongoing trend in the consumer market of providing small, ready-to-go, individual size packages of consumables has been a win-win for the lightweight and ultralight backpacking communities. Always looking to shave a few extra ounces or grams off of our overall pack weight, these individual servings are the perfect fit for trail snacks, drinks, condiments - you name it.
However, these nicely packaged individual servings can come at a premium. They can often be pricy or difficult to find without going online and ordering in bulk +shipping. That's when the creative types among us come up with ingenious solutions that lets us make our own alternatives using things we usually have lying around. Which brings me to today's topic - individual size packages of antibiotic cream.