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Best of all are the extra strap options to hook my tent and sleeping bag on :o. Your email address will not be published.
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Follow my journey by email. Comfort is by far the most important factor in choosing a backpack. If it hurts your back, you're at best not going to use it often. At worst — you could injure yourself. The build of a backpack contributes to user comfort, especially the shape of the backside, shoulder straps and padding. Backpacks with a comfortable back panel, padded shoulder straps and an optional hip belt distribute the weight of the pack across the body. Heavy-duty backpacks are generally made of ultra-strong nylon material and YKK-grade zippers and straps of nylon.
Nylon and polyester are the most popular pack materials. Heavier fabrics like canvas also make durable bags that you will be using for years.
Even leather works, although it can drive up the price of a bag. The most common reasons men throw their old backpacks aside is tears on the shoulder straps, broken zippers and stitching that has come undone.
The shoulders straps are most susceptible to tears. Observe the sewing and thread material. Double stitching is preferred. Grocery bags actually vary quite a lot it seems but the ones I have and think are typical are about cui which is about 20 liters or 5 US gallons. I was actually surprised how much gear I can get in my REI Traverse 35 which is nominally a 37 liter pack. I measured it and that is the size of the main compartment with the draw string loose.
Kelty Light year 20 sleeping bag in compression sack Thermarest Xlite regular Inflatable pillow OR Transcendent hooded puffy Sleepwear and Spare clothing Stuffsack…Merino Half zip, long underwear, briefs, wool boot socks BA TigerWall UL2 Tent poles, stakes and footprint in separate bags…poles are vertical down one corner Warm clothing Stuffsack…beanie and insulated gloves Soto Amicus cookset stove combo.
That lot weighs The pack was obviously a bit overstuffed so may not be that comfortable to carry like that for very long. The top end of the mesh back was touching the bag. I would definitely trim the list for actual night use…and probably only consider using it for summer when bad weather is unlikely.
I suspect that REI does not include open pockets in their volume calculation. In addition, if you have the large size, the volume is actually 37 liters.
I did think it might be a bit overkill for that purpose but having suffered from floppy light weight day sacks that tire you out carrying a liter of water and a jacket if you go more than about an hour with them, I thought it was worth a try. I regularly carry a 38L pack for day hikes in the mountains. Of course, it snows year-round here and I often bring a few pounds of fly fishing gear with me.
How would that affect the pack sizes you are recommending? Yes, but most of the people who are searching for an answer to this question are probably not ultralight backpackers or trust fund babies.
Also there is no way you are carrying 30 days of food in a 38 liter pack so probably you are really doing 10 3 day trips back to back. Makes you slim down what to take though.
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