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Quote: Originally posted by fran1000 on 12/9/2008
Another thing that is worth spending money on is a waterproof cover for his backpack. Water has a great way of getting in everywhere, even if if stuff is wrapped in plastic inside, and there's nothing more soul-destroying than being cold and damp.
A good piece of advice we were given (Our kids do DofE with Rik's group BTW) is to have a waterproof hooded cape, similar to the old-fashioned cycling cape - particularly useful in showery weather when it's not too cold (i.e. the British summer!), because you can slip it off and on without needing to take the backpack off and it covers both you and the backpack, with plenty of ventilation if it is also humid. Not quite so good in windy or cold weather though.
I think we picked up one for our daughter for under a fiver.
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