A backpack is a survival kit for the hiker. What you pack and what you leave is a very personal decision and is a blend of the hike and the personality of the hiker. Packing the right stuff is very important. At the end of the trip it is likely that the main cause of feeling that your trek was a success or not will be based (partly) on what’s in your backpack. Weight is a very important factor. A heavy backpack weights down the hiker. It’s hard to be agile carrying a lot. Injuries go up with

A backpack is a survival kit for the hiker. What you pack and what you leave is a very personal decision and is a mix of the hike and the personality of the hiker. Packing the right stuff is very important. At the end of the trip it is likely that the main cause of feeling that your trek was a success or not will be based (in part) on what’s in your backpack. Weight is a very important factor. A heavy backpack weights down the hiker. You can’t cover as much ground. Injuries go up with the we

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,567700,00.html Lansingburgh Central School District Superintendent George J. Goodwin, 55, said in a written statement that his district “has an established policy of zero tolerance with respect to the possession of weapons of any kind on school property or in school buildings.” Seventeen-year-old Matthew Whalen, a senior at Lansingburgh High School in Troy, N.Y., says he got in trouble over a survival kit he keeps in his car that includes a sleeping b

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If you thought the six year-old sport wielder was nuts, this is just insane: As a 17-year-old Eagle Scout continues to wait out a one-month suspension from his upstate New York high school for having a 2-inch pocketknife locked in a survival kit in his car, the U.S. Military Academy says the missed school days could pose a big problem when it reviews his application. Pressure is mounting on a Troy, N.Y., school board to overrule Matthew Whalen’s suspension from Lansingburgh High School, w

Matthew Whalen, right, says he was suspended from high school for four weeks because he kept a 2-inch pocketknife in his car. He completed an Army basic training course this summer. Photo: Matthew Whalen Fox News | Oct 14, 2009 By Joseph Abrams As a 17-year-old Eagle Scout continues to wait out a one-month suspension from his upstate New York high school for having a 2-inch pocketknife locked in a survival kit in his car, the U.S. Military Academy says the missed school days could pose

I think this case may actually be more representative of what Michael was trying to get across the other day in his post about the 6 year old’s eating utensils: As a 17-year-old Eagle Scout continues to wait out a one-month suspension from his upstate New York high school for having a 2-inch pocketknife locked in a survival kit in his car, the U.S. Military Academy says the missed school days could pose a big problem when it reviews his application. Yes, you read it right, the two inc

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Fox News As a 17-year-old Eagle Scout continues to wait out a one-month suspension from his upstate New York high school for having a 2-inch pocketknife locked in a survival kit in his car, the U.S. Military Academy says the missed school days could pose a big problem when it reviews his application. Pressure is mounting on a Troy, N.Y., school board to overrule Matthew Whalen’s suspension from Lansingburgh High School, which was issued because of a zero-tolerance policy that is facing incr

Congratulations to 6-year-old Zachary Christie on having his sentence lessened from 45 days in a snake pit to a 3–5-day suspension for the non-crime of bringing his Cub Scout camping knife-fork-spoon to school. Unfortunately, Zachary’s case isn’t an isolated incident. This one may even top it: A 17-year-old Eagle Scout in upstate New York has been barred from stepping foot on school grounds for 20 days — for keeping a 2-inch pocketknife locked in a survival kit in his car. Matthew Whale