An article of backpacking clothing and a backpacking clothing system includes a garment having an outer side and an inner side, where a discrete fixing region is affixed to the inner and outer clothing side, or to an outer clothing side, in an area corresponding to a typical wearer’s lumbar area. Area and related service information are stored in corresponding relationship in a database. Upon receiving multiple player selections in the community bonus game, players are awarded bonus awards based on the respective player selections. In one particular embodiment, at least some of the thirty optical channels reside within a 1567-1620 nanometer wavelength range. Transition portions facilitate dispensing of viscous material.