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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We need to start a revolution in Scouting
(Boys and Girls).&nbsp; They&#8217;ve got these poor kids carrying ridiculous
amounts of weight, and it probably turns a large percentage of them off to
backpacking altogether at their first exposure. I saw it happen when my son was
in scouting. &nbsp;I hope Lord Baden Powell wouldn&#8217;t mind if we added &#8220;be
lightweight&#8221; to the list along with &#8220;Be Prepared.&#8221; &nbsp;While
we&#8217;re at it, the military could take a lesson or two from the lightweight
book as well.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
pct-l-bounces@backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces@backcountry.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>hikerguy599@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 30, 2008
4:56 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pct-l@backcountry.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [pct-l] At last! A
kid-sized SUL backpack, from MLD.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi, everyone.&nbsp; I saw this on the Mountain Laurel Designs website
and thought I should share it:<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=83&amp;osCsid=4385ad148ffc4b2adcbc18813ea9124d"
target="_blank">http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=83&amp;osCsid=4385ad148ffc4b2adcbc18813ea9124d</a><br>
<br>
If that link doesn't work, try the home page and navigate to the Kid's section:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/index.php</a><br>
<br>
It's about time someone came up with a kid-size pack built to the same SUL
standards as we have come to expect for our own adult gear.&nbsp; This 8.8 oz.
pack will replace my son's Deuter Fox 30, which weighs in at over 2.5 pounds!<br>
<br>
Mark<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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