Comments on: One Traveler’s Quest For The Ultimate Backpack

By: Kibakichi

Kibakichi — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:15:09 +0000

Hello everyone! My name is kibakichi, and I am a lone wolf who has dedicated his life to the dream of becoming perfected as a martial artist and warrior. I will be leaving on a 10 year journey of training and experience at the end of the year, after finishing my duties to my beloved shaolin temple. I am looking for an ultimate pack for traveling. I have a list of what I will be bringing with me that I will be posting in my next post. I welcome any advice you can give me. Thank you.

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By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:36:14 +0000

Just curious: is there a particular accessory that’ll make this thing laptop ready?
Either way, what configuration might you suggest, in order to carry one around -in a safe enough manner?
Great post, and thank you for your input.
All the best!

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By: Andy of HoboTraveler.com

Andy of HoboTraveler.com — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:07:59 +0000

I am working on an ultimate backpack, I would appreciate people to complete a survey on my site.
Andy of HoboTraveler.com presently in Pucallpa, Peru on the Amazon.

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By: Nathan Shipley

Nathan Shipley — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:04:01 +0000

I ended up buying this pack for my RTW trip based partially on your article.

If anyone is interested, I’ve posted some of my own quick observations about the Assault Pack and a link to a photo gallery on Flickr with more photos of the bag and one of me wearing it for size reference:

http://nathanshipley.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/15/blackhawk-3-day-assault-pack-review/

Thanks!
– Nathan

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By: chelsea

chelsea — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:23:57 +0000

here’s my dilemma–I want the perfect backpack–but unfortunately I already found the perfect backpack for my photography supplies….and I only have one back–I’m in a pickle-

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By: Carlo

Carlo — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:30:51 +0000

Amusing article…I find myself always complaining about the unweildiness and weight of my backpack…then I have a look over at the old Vietnamese man carrying four times what I am in plaid plastic bags…

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By: Bill C

Bill C — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:45:26 +0000

Hi,
Cedric – I have a bag for you to consider…and it meets the needs of most looking on this websote.
I am in the Excel making category and researched because my wife and I were going to Florida from Canada last month and with all the airline restrictions, security whatnot and so on we wanted to go carry-on only. She got a wheeled carry on which worked well for her, but was a pain in the airport and she (and I) ended up lugging it up and down stairs, escalators etc and generally it was a nuisance, but at least it was carry-on.
The bag I had was a LowePro Computrekker Plus, which is a large camera bag but a legal carry-on – I carried my 35 mm Nikon d70, with a 28-70mm lens and a 70-210 lens in the bag PLUS my Apple MacBook Pro 17″ laptop and clothes for the 2 weeks. By followin the one bag/ Rick Steves list of clothes with the backpack I had my hands free and the bag was never in the way. We were first to the rental car counter off the flight on the way down, first through customs on the way back and did not once say “I wished I had brought…”.
I love the bag and it is now my default leisure travel single bag (and it doubles as a “put it all it” camera bag for photo shoots from a car at home).

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By: Fenrir

Fenrir — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:10:46 +0000

I’ve been looking for my ultimate backpack for a while now (ditto for saddlebags too!) and I think I’ve found it. For me its probably the Cilogear 60L. Good for climbing,hiking,backpacking, etc…, but also compresses quite small, and surprisingly everything is removable.

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