Re: Perhaps a silly question, re: contacts (for eyes)

That's part of the intrigue of all this backpacking stuff. You have to find ways to make it seem like home (or whatever you want it to seem like) with the things you have. You need to figure out how to solve problems that arise with whatever is at hand. And you need to determine what luxuries you can't do without so you don't have to 'make do', and balance that with how much you want to carry.

You'll find this forum to be full of ingenious and experienced people who will provide you with a seed to start inventing your own solutions.

And you'll realize that hiking into the woods allows you to make your world whatever you want it to be. You can be a weekend camper, a mountain man, a frontier explorer, a casual nature photographer, on and on.

I had to pipe in here with no real value to add. I just become amazed, though, at the ideas and helpfulness I see here all the time.

Blackbeard