"Backpacking Basics II" at REI

Attended the hands on lecture "Backpacking Basics II: What's Inside Your Pack" and learned some tips, such as putting heavy items closer to your back and let weight sit near your hip, putting similar items in the same color small bags, using 1liter plus bottle for electrolyte instead of bladder, Using hiking poles as tent support, using Permethrin instead of DEET, bringing extra buckles, etc.— checked in to REI Tysons