Re: Hiking Related Science Project?

if you're looking into weight vs/ efficiency for calories burned (which sounds
very difficult due to variables: type of terrain, individual body types)  try
looking into efficiency for time, nutrition and safety.  just because you
lower the weight on your back, there is a certain threshold where your mph
will not raise enough to counter balance the trade off.  but this is more of
an economics model than a science fair project.  go with the stoves!
there are usually some pretty decnet stove contests at various hikng
conferences as well as a wealth of info on the net.   try altitude, feul type,
stove material and total system weight etc.  -some stoves may be better for
shorter hikes and soem may be better for longer.
-han

> > I vote extensive stove
testing. I've been doing it as a hobby
for about > 2 years. Multimeter, watch, thermocouple, and lots of time on your
> hands.
>
> Ernest Engman
> AKA SGT Rock
> sgtrock-jdYtNFLrEqvk1uMJSBkQmQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://hikinghq.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: chadsoccer12 [mailto:outdoorscp-YDxpq3io04c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 8:47 AM
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> Subject: [BackpackingLight] Hiking Related Science Project?
>
> Hi all. I am a 10th grade student, and at my school, in Sophmore year
> it is required that you participate in Science Fair. I am
> brainstorming ways to integrate hiking into my project. I am looking
> for any ideas or suggestions you may have. So far I have thought of a
> few:
> Extensive stove testing, with different designs and using different
> materials
>
> Weight vs effiency while hiking (packweight vs calories burned?)
>
> Possibly material testing for waterproofness and breathability ( I
> have no idea as to how to go about this)
>
> Any thoughts? I'd try to make my results available to the hiking
> community in the form of a web page or downloadable file. ALL ideas
> are welcome. Thanks alot.
>
> Happy hiking
> Chad L.
> (sorry for the cross post)
>
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