Re: Backpack Advice

"Cloudsteppa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi, I will be travelling around Thailand & Indonesia for 4/5 months
> from January and then on to Australia/New Zealand for a year,
>
> I am currently looking at what backpack to buy, what is the best/most
> practical etc if anyone has any views/opinions i would be grateful to
> hear them, if u consider one to be the best or any info from
> experience with your own pack i would love to hear it, Thanks in
> advance,

Well. depends how you're style of travelling is. Some people take EVERYTHING
with them from home, some have a sarong, 4 shorts. a dive mask and 30
condoms. And Thats it.
And again, some people hike up vulcanoes with alle their gear, and some dump
their backpack in a room for 3 months. Again choose you're style. And deside
weither to buy a 18 liters travel-easy sack, or the 130 liters, i cary my
stereo, and batteries deal.

Id' say go for somewhere in-between. Maybe a 50 liters pack. It wont get to
cold around the parts where u travel, so you dont realy need all that space.
People are different in their builds and so is backpacks. So make a decision
about the size, and then go to a dealer and try them on.

One thing you'll need for sure is different zippers. One in the bottom, one
in the top, and maybe even more.

If you buy a small one the BIG advantage is that it is possible to check it
in on the plane as hand luggage, that way you wont have to live in fear of
seeing the back againg each time you go flying.

/iM

N.B. i have an alpine lowe crossbow 10 years old, and it´s great.