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Have been trying to revise my plot_wout_porn story. Haven't finished but eyes are hurting. Have to stop.

A question, though, to all you kind Americans on my flist:

What do you call anoraks (hiking jackets) in the US? I mean the real heavy duty ones a mountaineer might wear. And what about rucksacks? Are they rucksacks? Packs? Something else?

Any info gratefully received.

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I'd probably call a serious rain/snow jacket a "parka". I'd know what a rucksack was, but I'm more likely to call it a "backpack" or maybe a "pack" if it was a particularly geek or technical piece of hiking gear.

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Good to know. Thank you.