But the best way to approach the event is with some beers in your backpack, a sturdy set of sneakers and an open mind.

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In addition to being incredibly small and portable, you can wear i'm Here on your wrist using its strap, attach it to your jacket or keep it in your backpack or purse and so conveniently take it anywhere with you.

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'Is your backpack packed?

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Tension mounts as you fumble through your virtual backpack for the right item.

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Simplified aid for EVA rescue, and that's the little cold gas jet pack that snaps to the bottom of your space suit backpack.

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That's thanks in no small part to a carabiner that wouldn't have looked altogether out of place strapped to your trusty hiking backpack.

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To make it easier to find your phone buried inside a pocketbook or backpack, the phone rings louder when in the dark, then quiets when pulled into the light.

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Nike allows you to fully customize the backpack, and aside from choosing your alma mater's colors, the "Nike Flow" backpanel, or the sweet "security zippers, " you can opt to have the iPod controls built straight into the strap.

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It's just what the name says: a backpack-like bag that provides power to charge all of your gadgets while you're on the go.

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Unless you're ready to backpack 40-plus pounds of cookware, camping fuel and a tent over uneven ground for days, your chances of truly getting away from people--even in the 22-million-acre greater Yellowstone ecosystem, the Lower 48's last great wilderness--are limited.

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