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Travel pack or backpack?
John:
The Sport D Duffel is a Tough Traveler product. Tom Welch Oops...... yep you are right...sory abt that! Question tho.... can this duffle also be worn as a backpack? Does it have good shoulder straps and a waist belt? |
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Travel pack or backpack?
John:
I would strongly recommend a convertible backpack in your case. They seem to be very popular in Europe. Do some more research before making a final decision. I use Tough Traveler's Sport D Duffel for short trips and 26' rolling luggage for longer trips + a small duffel bag. I still work and travel, but I've learned to travel lite through experience. I do not backpack, I'm in my 50's. Checkout http://www.outdoorreview.com for reviews on gear. Tom Welch |
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Travel pack or backpack?
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wrote: I have a 'travel pack' - also called a 'conversion pack'. It doesn't have a cover, but rather the straps tuck into pockets so you can carry it with a handle like a suitcase. OK Dan.... that is what Im trying to decide... i.e. whether to get a "conversion" pack like you have.... or a real backpack and just carry a bag/cover to put it in when checking it in to fly. Well, my point was that keeping possession of your pack means no lost luggage or waiting around for the luggage carosel. If the pack is small enough, why not? Right now Im leaning towards a conversion pack. Now I just have to decide what brand and model I suppose. Kind of hard to do as I live in a very rural area and cant go look at any of this stuff in person very easy Yeah, too bad. Im leaning towards the Tough Traveler Tri Zip..... or maybe the Patagonia MLC. I looked at the MLC since it was 'official' acceptable to airlines, but I found the should pads to be too thin - it hurt my shoulder bones when I weight-tested in my local outtfitter's shop. The Northface Galileo, while a little too big on the whole, is comfortable enough to carry a ton of weight _while_ sightseeing all day (which I did, clambering over the Minoan ruins in Crete last year). Does anyone know anything abt either of these packs? Don't know about the Tough. -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from last year's 3-month European vacation and this year's road trip through Wales: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address if replying) |
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Travel pack or backpack?
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wrote: I have a Northface Gailileo. Wow that doesn't look like something you could carry on. Looks to big It _can_ be that big. I guess it isn't tho, right? Well, like I said in the other post, it's a little on the large size, but when you cinch the straps together with a non-full pack, it can really get quite shallow. The photo you probably saw was purposefully ballooned up, with the daypack on the outside, ballooned, too. They want to shows its capacity. In practice, on my travels it squishes in depth to 6 to 8 inches deep. And you can easily get away wit carrying it on a flight? yes, because I don't ever need to pack it full, and I believe because I board the airplane with it in 'suitcase mode'. It's not too wide nor too deep, it's just theoretically too tall. But I've been on the smallest puddle jumpers in the Greek Islands and it fits there, too. -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from last year's 3-month European vacation and this year's road trip through Wales: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address if replying) |
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Travel pack or backpack?
I looked at the MLC since it was 'official' acceptable to airlines, but
I found the should pads to be too thin - it hurt my shoulder bones when I weight-tested in my local outtfitter's shop. The Northface Galileo, while a little too big on the whole, is comfortable enough to carry a ton of weight _while_ sightseeing all day (which I did, clambering over the Minoan ruins in Crete last year). Hmm.... too bad abt the Patagonia MLC. The thing abt the Galileo that I don't like is the detachable day pack. At least I don't "think" I like that idea. Id rather not have a day pack at all.....and instead just carry a super light weight day pack or belt pack folded up and kept INSODE the main pack...rather than zipped onto it. I like the very clean lines of the Tough Traveler for that reason above. Maybe Im wrong on that detachable day pack tho? I don't know for sure. What is your feelings on a detachable day pack vs one just stored inside the pack? |
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Well, like I said in the other post, it's a little on the large size,
but when you cinch the straps together with a non-full pack, it can really get quite shallow. Im sorry dan but did you already tell me what SIZE Galileo you bought? I see it comes in three diff sizes. How big/tall are you and what size did you get? |
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Well, my point was that keeping possession of your pack means no lost
luggage or waiting around for the luggage carosel. If the pack is small enough, why not? Ahhh ..... now I think Im getting you dan... You are saying that regardless of whether its a conversion pack.... or a real backpack.... that its best to keep it small so that it is allowed as a carry on. Right? I thought you were advocating one type of pack over the other..... but in fact you are advocating that WHATEVER you get.... to try and keep it as small as legal carry on size as possible |
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Travel pack or backpack?
John wrote:
Maybe Im wrong on that detachable day pack tho? I don't know for sure. What is your feelings on a detachable day pack vs one just stored inside the pack? Having it detachable just gives you more options, right? Nothing's stopping you from keeping inside if you want. My pack has the detachable daypack and I very rarely attach it to the outside. Normally I just use it as a way to organize stuff within the main pack. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu Site remodeled 10-Sept-2003: Hundreds of new photos, easier navigation. |
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Travel pack or backpack?
Having it detachable just gives you more options, right? Nothing's stopping
you from keeping inside if you want. True... I suppose My pack has the detachable daypack and I very rarely attach it to the outside. Normally I just use it as a way to organize stuff within the main pack. But doesn't the main pack look "funny" without the day pack attached to it? Does the main pack sag or anything like that without the day pack on it? |
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Travel pack or backpack?
John wrote:
My pack has the detachable daypack and I very rarely attach it to the outside. Normally I just use it as a way to organize stuff within the main pack. But doesn't the main pack look "funny" without the day pack attached to it? Does the main pack sag or anything like that without the day pack on it? Nope, there's just a zipper going around the edge without anything attached to it. You wouldn't notice if you didn't know what you were looking for. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu Site remodeled 10-Sept-2003: Hundreds of new photos, easier navigation. |
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