New backpack puts the juice in power walking

[veteran]

USA Today

WASHINGTON — As soldiers, hikers and students can testify, it takes energy to haul around a heavy backpack. Now, researchers have developed a backpack that turns that energy into electricity.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/gear/2005-09-08-electric-backpack_x.htm?csp=34

[khaynie]

Awesome! Althought it looks like this pack, at least intially, will be an external frame. If they can figure out a way (I'm sure they will) to harness more electricity, no telling what one will lug out into the "wilderness."

Cool article.

[Almost There]

Honestly, just what we need someone plugging a mini tv into their backpack.

[Kerosene]

Another thread on this topic. (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10175)

[sparky2000]

OK for the military and dirt diggers but not for the "get away from all that stuff" people. Competing for the BEST hiking STUFF is sick enough!