Re: OT: Paging the rucksackisti



On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:30:32 +0100, DoetNietComputeren
<doesnotcomputeDELETETHIS@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Elly wrote:
>> I'm off to the good ol' US of A in March for an eleven day field
>> course.
>
>Gosh that's coming round quickly innit!

Too quickly!

>> I'm after one which unzips like a suitcase rather than stuffing
>> everything in the top and I'd also like one that has a daysack
>> attached. I'm rather taken with the Karrimor Global and Wilderness
>> (1) but wonder whether ...
>
>ooh, I've not seen those before... nice.

They are rather. Part of me doesn't want to spend that much, but then
if I get as much use out of one of those as I have out of my holdalls
it's money well spent.

>> a) are they too big for my purposes?

>No bag is too big if you don't fill it to the brim. Extra space is
>always a bit sensible.

Indeed ... I'll almost certainly be bringing back more stuff than I
left with.

>re: conversation many moons ago, I can't recommend these enough, and the
>giant one is exactly that.
>http://www.lifeventure.co.uk/htm/washgear/microfibre-towels.htm

I may have to acquire one of those for Cornwall next year. We're in
hotels on the field course so won't need my own towel. Mindewe, I
suppose as an intrepid traveller I ought to have one for those
hyperspace jaunts (I've already experienced my lecturer's driving).

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