[at-l] sewing needles, velcro, lightbulbs

["Frank Reid" <reid@indiana.edu>]

Sewing needles are so tiny and useful that there's no excuse for not taking 
a few on a long hike.  A friend who sews suggests a good way to carry them:  
Store needles between two mating pieces of Velcro; that way they won't stab
you or get lost, and you might need to sew the Velcro to something.  (I
usually use glue to attach Velcro, but that's another story.)

I would add that Velcro is also a good place to store extra bulbs for
MiniMag flashlights.  The bulbs have relatively short life (about 2.5 sets
of batteries), so it's a good idea to take at least one spare in addition
to the one in the flashlight base.

 --  Frank    reid@indiana.edu
     InDiana - where Prince Charles spent his honeymoon.
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