老田遊記：長咀首露

 

成個九月都無去過露營，繼續炒舊貨

露營怪事分享

嚟多條講露營既片，今次分享怪事...

New camping headlamp and fixing the old one (Nitecore)

My trusty headlamp has its mounting damaged during the last camping trip, I packed my stuff too tight.

Anyway, I tried to fix it and here's the process.

This is how it breaks, I tried to glue the broken part back, but it does not work well.

So, I took the plunge to remove it altogether, and then flatten the surface:

And then I will need to find replacement part and the plastic mounting seems to work?

So, I remove one of the mounting holes to be attached on my headlamp back plate:

Given two flattened surface, glue worked far better.

I tried to put the headlamp in different angles and the adjustment mechanism work just fine, and it stayed in place in all the click stop positions.

Of course, it's not original and it's going to fail again without warning.  So I decided to use it only for camping or stargazing, and when I won't need to depend on it for safety.

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Since reliability is important during night camping, especially sometimes I will go after sunset, so the light has to be trusty during night hiking and camp setup.

So here's my new headlamp, also from Nitecore:

This one is lighter, but the battery life is very similar.  Far more than enough for night camping or overnight hiking trip.

It has no red light mode, and it only got a single button.  The mounting plastic has a lot of holes to reduce the weight, so it's absolutely a light weight headlamp.

When fully retracted in the home position, there's a small cover to protect the button from being accidentally pressed.  Really nice!

The headlamp strap is improved as well.

Note their difference in weight:

16g reduction is significant given their base weight.

凝視死亡

年紀大了，人理應更累，但睡得卻更少

年紀大了，人理應更愛惜光陰，但卻會偷例凝視死亡，或許罪積累多了

三峰軌跡輕量化背囊

輕量化背囊入場費極高，但事情總有例外。

繼「逆襲」，三峰最近推出了另一個輕量化背囊，名為「軌跡」

名有相似，而事實上也參考了相似名稱的背囊，主要是 ULA Circuit 或者 HMG Soutwest 也抄一點，所謂原創的腰帶調節方式，別人是用來調節背包帶，當然沒有抄足，但肯定係強烈參考

網上有既資料我不刻意重覆，簡單諗起幾個重點：

重量: around 800g
支撐: single metal stripe supporting
容量: around 35-45L

以下係我某次去 solo 露營既情況，放完基本物資  (三峰金仔、睡袋、地墊、爐、煲、櫈、個人用品、食物等...)，還有空間放多一部單反和小腳架！

那次重量大概 8kg 左右，背起來很舒適，相信放 10-12kg 都唔會有困難！

呢個袋好簡單，基本上得一個主倉，同埋一個超大網袋。主倉無水袋位，亦當然都無出水管位，就係一大格咁樣樣！

上面可以好似防水袋咁摺三摺封口，亦有一條拉鍊，必要時頂到盡都仲得！或者好似我依家咁，靠兩條側邊既扣連帶封口，我覺得咁樣自然啲，亦好睇啲。

頂仲有另一條索帶，呢條帶仲係用嚟扯起個前面個網袋！呢點係比較衰，因為當你開主倉既時候，網袋就會緊咗落嚟，放裡面啲野有機會移位！每次搞完都要執返正！

網袋兩邊有個開口位，上圖亦可見，原意聽聞係放水樽，放便唔使除落嚟都可以攞水飲，但實驗証明係唔得既，相反，支水仲會自動跌出嚟！

網袋係一塊過，無分左右同埋中間！真係超級簡化！但又因為咁樣，可以放勁多野入去，我放咗水樽、膠鎚仔、行山杖、水袋等雜物，卓卓有餘！

外另外旁邊有位可以索行山杖，但我覺得唔太好用！反正我支係折叠型，唔使外掛出嚟驚整親人！

腰帶有分碼既，我咁肥都係細碼！兩個腰包唔算大，放啲小物件就可以，例如鎖匙、尿袋等，手機大概就放唔落喇！

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除咗露營，我都揹過去行山，16 公里左右，當日係 6kg 左右，都覺得好舒服！但攞相機出嚟就煩啲！我手都算夠長，攞水樽、放水樽都唔使除袋！

簡單嚟講，作為一個平價既輕量化背囊，都算係物超所值！當然還有好多改善空間！

聽聞「逆襲」係有水袋位，外袋間格亦好啲，但係無內置支撐系統，所以唔考慮！

講吓衰野，主倉攞野唔方便，一定要除低落嚟先攞到野！另外，網袋太開揚，行完密林會有好多記念品！無水袋  (hydration bladder) 位係一大煩惱，網袋那兩個多餘既洞用唔到，仲搞到有機會跌野添！另外，呢個袋無咩位可以俾你外掛其他野，扣都無多個！想吊隻杯出嚟，或者吊個溫度計都難！開主倉連網袋都開埋，又係唔方便！

正如我開首話，呢個袋似係抄 ULA Circuit，但就無咗支 U 型碳纖架，雖然用起上嚟都覺得好揹，但我估都有影響，或者減低有效背負？我唔知喇！

總體上我係滿意既，或者有時間再諗吓點樣自行 DIY 改善吓佢喇！咁既價錢，呢種實用性，同埋舒適度，收貨喇！

如果「逆襲」都有返條骨，或者會好過呢個「軌跡」？

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剛試了一次到長咀露營，由北潭凹出發，行了十公里多一點，去程差不多三小時，出門時整套裝備超過 10kg，背負仍然舒適，估計 12kg 也不會有問題。

回程時大約 8kg (帶走全部垃圾)，當然更加舒適，所以比去程快了近半小時！

同行兩位朋友都用傳統背包：

Hiking Essentials 行山必備

預先計劃好行程

這是最重要的，這包括仔細的路線，山徑的入口，離開的地點，接駁交通工具的種類和班次。此外，若有後備路線，或是退出點，也需要有所計劃。

路徑的長度固然是重要的考慮，另外上落的高度差 (也要留意等高線的密度)，和上落的次數也重要，因為這些都會影響完成的時間。中途要計劃休息點，休息點至少要有樹蔭，或最好有涼亭。計算大概完成時間，這最好是按照大家以往的速度下限為估計，山徑上的預計時間其實沒太大參考價值！計算出最長完成時間後，每四小時再加多一小時作後備。留意當天日落時間。

不要過度依賴手機軟件或是 GPS

告訴家人行山路徑，和預計完成時間

物資

1. 足夠飲用水，也額外備其他飲料，例如有電解質的，或是有糖份的果汁之類，預多不要預少，若要減重也不要在這裡減

2. 鞋最重要有足夠保護，不要穿新鞋；襪子可以穿較厚的，甚至穿兩對襪子也可以

3. 食物，及後備食物；我喜歡即食糖水、即食粟米粒

4. 帽子等防曬物品

5. 登山杖

6. 毛巾

7. 藥水膠布等簡單急救用品

8. 若不清楚山徑情況，穿長褲會較理想

9. 驅蚊劑

10. 手機和後備電

11. 照明工具，就算預計只會在日間活動

12. 保暖防風衣物

13. 雨具／小天幕

守則

1. 不留痕

2. 自己垃圾，自己帶走 (果皮也要帶走!)

3. 禁止任何冒險行為，包括在危險地方拍照

4. 不要餵或驚動任何野外動物，避免與動物接觸

5. 不要採摘任何植物，嚴禁進食野果、野菇

6. 不要污染任何水源

7. 切勿走進叢林

水袋背囊

最近身痕買咗個，呢種袋好貼身，通常都唔太大，方便跑山用，原來諗住去紅石門，但結果只係行頹山。

我平時飲水唔多，但用咗呢種袋呢，因為方便隨時可以飲，結果就飲多咗水。

我行山多只帶一個包，一支飲品，水同埋可能帶多包即食糖水之類，剛好都仲塞得落。

行出杖要外掛，另外前面仲可以有位放手機，充電器，仲可以放多一 set 18650 俾芭蕉扇添！

不過銀包係唔知放邊好，仲有太陽眼鏡，帽... 外掛？買咗之後，先發現有啲有埋腰包功能，用爛咗先換！

淘寶平野，呢個水袋都算係最簡單，我諗住用埋佢嚟裝濾水器，露營用！買咗另一個有 28mm 接口既水袋入溪水，然後經 filter 之後，再經條軟喉駁入呢個水袋，等佢慢慢漏過去。

揹帶前兩邊都有袋，有拉鍊可以放手機，另外有個網袋可以放多兩支水，或者其他雜物。 我就一邊放手機，網袋放充電器，額外電池供替換。

另一邊放鎖匙，同埋一支飲品。

大格夠放水袋，仲有少量食物，都夠晒行十個鐘。

Camping Head Lamp 露營頭燈

The first one is the cheapest, using 3 AAA battery.  I used re-chargeable ones and they work great.  

Not very bright, but enough for hiking and camping. 

The second one is nearly double in price, using a single 18650 battery.   It is exceptionally bright and the lighting area is huge, that's great when you setup your tent in the dark.  Excellent for hiking and camping, but if you jump around, it might turn itself off and you will have to switch it back on again manually.

It features a motion sensing mode, so that you can swipe your hand in front of it to switch it on or off.

And that's why I brought this one from Nitecore, more than double the price of the second one, and  it's lighter!  It features a red LED in the middle which could be useful for stargazing, but then it's a bit too bright for that purpose.

It has a built-in rechargeable battery and no problem of turning off even when you jumped around.

Solo Hiking: Dragon's Back

Actually, I did it before, but this time is longer and more complete.

I did wear a heart beat monitor to alert myself, there are so many people along the way perhaps this path is so famous.

Taking bus 9 from Shau Kei Wan MTR station, all the way to 土地灣 (also indicated as Dragon's Back), the entrance of the hiking trail is in view after dropping off.

The view could be really nice when weather permits.

I brought along my ukulele...

I should do more hiking myself and I wish to have my first solo camping soon!