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Backpack suggestions?
16 years ago, February 19th 2008 No: 1 Msg: #27918  
Hello everyone,
I'm planning a 2 month trip to Europe this summer after I graduate from my University. I pretty much have what cities to go to, what to see, and stuff like that down. However, I am a bit clueless when it comes to selecting a travel backpack. I was looking at this Osprey Waypoint 80 Travelpack. Has anyone used this pack? Do you think I should go with a larger pack? smaller pack? I'm about 5'11'' and weigh 205 pounds, so I don't think I'll have trouble lugging it around. Any tips/advice/ recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! 😊

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16 years ago, February 19th 2008 No: 2 Msg: #27919  
Hello Giovanni Ruiz 😊

I dont know anything about brand names but I certainly recommend u get the smallest backpack that will be big enough for the things u absolutely must take on your trip. Travel as light as possible because lugging a heavy backpack around gets very wearing. Also I find it best to have one small enough to carry around with me in case there is no place that is not expensive to store it. I usually travel with 10KG or less of stuff. But not everybody wants to travel in such a minimal way....

Mel
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16 years ago, February 19th 2008 No: 3 Msg: #27957  
Hello...

As I can't tell you what type of backpack to bring with you. I would suggest you pack as lightly as possible. My wife and I were married in Italy and then traveled for 2 weeks thru out Europe by train. We OVER packed for sure. Carrying all that weight was a huge burden. We shipped back a bunch of stuff to lighten our loads. If you want try this for a test. Purchase a backpack and then walk around your town for say 2 hours with it on. This will give you an example of what it's going to feel like. If your comfortable after the 2 hours of walking around..then that's a good starting point for weight.
Best of luck and have a great time and DON'T over pack!

Dan Reply to this

16 years ago, February 24th 2008 No: 4 Msg: #28349  
I wouldnt get too big a pack, i have a 50ltr and thought it would be ok and a 35ltr would be too soon, to be honest now i wish id gone smaller and packed less, but on the bright side i can always make some room by dumping stuff and have some room for some souvenirs to bring back.

No matter how little it seems go light as possible, you can always buy cheap stuff when your traveling Reply to this

16 years ago, March 3rd 2008 No: 5 Msg: #29042  
It depends a lot on what you are going to do. I prefer a big backpack 60 - 80 liters to have some space spared for souvenirs. If you are going spend much time north of the alps you can´t rely on the weather beeing nice, so you need some hot clothes, raincoats etc. which off cause takes up more space. Reply to this

16 years ago, March 3rd 2008 No: 6 Msg: #29057  
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Another advantage of going for a smaller backpack is that you never have to think about whether or not you are pushing the baggage allowance limit. That's what I like about mine.

Just be wise with your packing, think about what clothes/items are going to be the most functional and efficient, and what items you are not going to be able to buy (that you actually need) at your destinations. Souvenirs can generally be posted back home. Sure, this way might end up costing you a little more but you're already paying a fair bit for the trip I imagine, and it's all about having a great time :-) Reply to this

16 years ago, March 3rd 2008 No: 7 Msg: #29058  
I totally agree with Jo. We shipped back our souvenirs(how do you carry a wooden cuckoo clock around europe in a backpack)?...Only real advice is to not overpack. Once you do this, you'll never forget it again. Reply to this

16 years ago, March 5th 2008 No: 8 Msg: #29231  
Thanks for the feedback everybody. I've been looking at specific backpacks. One that caught my eye was the Osprey Waypoint. Anyone have any experience with this specific pack or any other that you think would be worth looking into? Thanks in advance 😊 Reply to this

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