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Plastic Is Poisoning the Earth—So This Designer Made a Backpacking Kit Without It

Is it possible to make a backpacking kit without petrochemicals? Here's what's inside his sub-10-pound setup, and what he learned.

Plastic Is Poisoning the Earth—So This Designer Made a Backpacking Kit Without It

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Is it possible to make a backpacking kit without petrochemicals?

Here's what's inside his sub-10-pound setup, and what he learned.

Is it possible to make a backpacking kit without petrochemicals? Designer and professor Tom Bonamici did it. Here's what's inside his sub-10-pound setup, and what he learned.

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