The slant board can be purchased over the internet.
Typically, the board is sold for stretching of the achilles tendon and calf muscles. (It is NOT the slant board used in weight-lifting.) A slant board with a 20-25 degree slant is appropriate. They typically sell for less than $100. Three websites I found that sell slant boards are:
http://www.flex-n-go.com
http://www. allegromedical.com
http://www.protherapysupplies.com
For the backpack, a daypack type is fine.
Weights in 1/2 pound increments are not easy to find. I purchased ankle-weights with removable 1/2 pound weights in order to get my 1/2 pound weights. I do NOT advise 1 pound weight increments. Weights needs to be added slowly and incrementally. Adding too much weight too quickly can lead to a relapse and increase symptoms.
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Maybe you could fill plastic bottles with water, in half pound increments. 1 lb = 453.592g so 0.5lb would be about 225ml of water.
Someone who planned to travel with a slant board was curious whether a metal slant board was heavy. It is. It weighs around 7 kilograms or approximately 15.5 pounds.
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