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by creative mother

Not all the backpacks are the same, or better, every backpack is designed with a specific use in mind.
If it’s the first time you go for a hike you might not understand the technical differences between the types of backpacks: continue reading to better understand which features you should be looking for and what’s the type of hiking backpack that best fits your needs.

Hydration Backpacks
These backpacks are designed to store water on your back instead of in bottles inside or on the sides of your regular backpack.
You can pour some litres of liquids inside these backpacks with the downturn of it getting heavier. It’s up to you to find the perfect balance and it also depends on the length of the hike and on where you are going hiking.
Hydration packs have a bag which contains water and have a drinking tube for you to drink with the backpack on your shoulders.
Some hydration packs have compartments and side pockets to carry more than just water.

Daypacks
The name derives from the typical usage of this type of backpack, you use it for day hikes, when you don’t need the equipment required to spend a night out or to prepare something to eat several times.
A pack is called daypack when the volume is below 35 litres.
Most daypacks come without the hip belt because they won’t be so heavy neither in full load conditions, but almost all daypacks have a chest belt which helps keep the pack tight to your body.
If you are going to carry much equipment search for a daypack with a hipbelt to better distribute the loads.

Multiple Days Backpacks
No doubt this is the most used type of backpack ranging in volume between 35 and 70 litres.
Many day hikers decide to buy a backpack of such size to carry more equipment even during day hikes.
These backpacks and can be used both for day hikes and multi day hikes.

Expedition Backpacks
Usually more than 60 litres and with enough room to accommodate equipment for very long trips and hikes.
The main difference between expedition backpacks and multiple days backpacks is in the attention to body balance.
Expedition are designed with broader hip belts to distribute most of the weight of the backpack on the hips, in order to leave your shoulders lighter.
The spine is also well protected by how these packs are designed with very long hikes at full load in mind.

Tags: Backpacks, Hiking, Types

by See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

The Eden Resort and Spa (5 star) with 158 elegantly furnished rooms, suites and Penthouses, choice of indoor and outdoor dining venues, and exclusive Spa, which includes Ayurveda treatments supervised by a qualified doctor, offers a luxury holiday experience for the discerning traveler.

Riverina Hotel (4-star) with 192 tastefully furnished rooms, is very popular with families because of its spacious gardens, large swimming pool, and choice of indoor and outdoor sports activities. We have an authentic Ayurveda Villa exclusively for hotel guests, offering a wide range of healing and rejuvenating treatments.

Club Palm Garden (3-star) with 136 rooms, is an “all-inclusive” club style resort and has one of the best animation teams, whose talents at creating entertainment and activity programs is well suited for the fun loving holidaymaker of any age.

Tropical Villas & Ayurveda (3-star) with 50 rooms, is an “all-inclusive” tropical island villa theme beach resort that lets you choose between exciting watersports or a holiday of total relaxation and pampering at our Ayurveda Spa.

The Confifi Marina offers a wide range of water sports, diving  and game fishing options to choose from. Qualified PADI diving instructors are available to certify divers from beginners to advanced in PADI certification. Sail on the tranquil waters of the Bentota river on our very own catamaran, feel the wind and spray on your face as you race away on our jet skis, feel the exhilaration as you skip across the water in a “doughnut” behind one of our speed boats, try you skill at wind surfing, or get a group of friends together for an exhilarating ride on the colourful banana boat.

Tropical beaches Sri Lanka has to offer on the Golden Mile at Bentota, the water sports centre of the island. Pamper yourself with ultimate luxury at the five star Eden, enjoy a club style all-inclusive experience at the three star Club Palm Garden, or Tropical Villas, or combine luxury and relaxation for a family holiday at the four star Riverina. Give in to the temptation of an exhilarating day at the Confifi Marina, with a range of water sports, scuba diving, game fishing and river boat rides that will have your pulse racing. Relax under warm and gentle hands at our Ayurveda spas and let the stress melt away from your body. Sip a margarita as you laze on an endless expanse of sandy beach and watch sky and water turn to crimson and gold as the sun sinks over the Indian Ocean. End another magical day with a romantic candlelit dinner of lobster and wine in a tree-house, lifeguard tower or a fine dining restaurant. Let the days merge into each other in paradise.

Tags: Beach, Hotels, Lanka

by blakespot

If you know which features you’re looking for in a backpack you will know how to choose a hiking backpack that is perfect for your needs.
There are several types of hiking backpacks: the difference is not only in size but also in the features you find in each of these backpacks that make each of them perfect for specific uses.

Hydration Backpacks
Many backpacks have a plastic hydration bag integrated, or have apposite room to carry a water bag with the hole for its attached drinking tube.

Waterproof covers
No backpack is 100% waterproof and this word is often abused: materials, pockets, different shapes and other factors make it rather impossible to make a backpack completely waterproof.
Some backpacks have a waterproof cover that you use to wrap the entire backpack putting it in a waterproof bag.
This may sound an weird solution but will actually make your backpack waterproof during storms.

Shoulder Straps
This part connects the upper part of your body to the backpack. The bigger the backpack, the softer, padded and wider the straps should be.
The straps of most backpacks have a chest belt to keep the backpack tight to your body relieving the stress from your shoulders and from your back.

The hip belt
The main purpose of this belt is to move the weight of the backpack from your shoulders to the lower part of your body distributing the weight on your hips.
Never underestimate the importance of a hip belt, specially during long hikes with loaded packs.

Cords
Every backpack has external cords that are useful to fix additional equipment to the backpack such as hiking poles.
The position of these cords can vary from a pack to the next. Despite it’s always possible to find a suitable position for your equipment you might want to check if such cords are positioned where you need them to be.

Internal or External Frames
Today the internal frame is by far the most common one. The frame keeps the pack in shape and helps distribute the loads.
Plastic and aluminium are the materials used to build the frames.

Tags: Backpacks, Features, Hiking