Comments on: Guest Post: Could you downsize to a backpack? http://rowdykittens.com/2009/03/guest-post-could-you-downsize-to-a-backpack/ RowdyKittens Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:17:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Logan http://rowdykittens.com/2009/03/guest-post-could-you-downsize-to-a-backpack/#comment-13194 Logan Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:30:10 +0000 http://rowdykittens.com/?p=4567#comment-13194 Could you fix the "By Logan" link at the top of the page? It directs to "http://rowdykittens.com/about-the-rowdykitten/" which is a broken link location. :) Thanks! :) Could you fix the “By Logan” link at the top of the page? It directs to “http://rowdykittens.com/about-the-rowdykitten/” which is a broken link location. :) Thanks! :)

]]> By: Loganenator http://rowdykittens.com/2009/03/guest-post-could-you-downsize-to-a-backpack/#comment-2462 Loganenator Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:16:21 +0000 http://rowdykittens.com/?p=4567#comment-2462 Hey Cripchick! I hear alot about your blog via the rowdykitten! Simplifying does carry alot of romanticism but in reality its all relative. Even when I get my stuff down to a backpack I feel still like a pack mule when I hear podcasts of thru-hikers that get their base pack weight down to 4-6 lbs or less! And that weight is for traveling from Mexico to Canada via the PCT or Georgia to Maine via the AT! Crazy! That is how much my current backpack weighs when its empty! :) Good observation on the packing pattern you noted above. I also find that I pack to fill the volume of my containers. The larger the bag the more I carry. In the end though it shouldn’t be a contest. We should all pack to meet our needs whatever they may be and add in some modest comforts to make our experience more enjoyable. Thanks for the comment! :) Cheers, Logan Hey Cripchick!

I hear alot about your blog via the rowdykitten!

Simplifying does carry alot of romanticism but in reality its all relative. Even when I get my stuff down to a backpack I feel still like a pack mule when I hear podcasts of thru-hikers that get their base pack weight down to 4-6 lbs or less! And that weight is for traveling from Mexico to Canada via the PCT or Georgia to Maine via the AT! Crazy! That is how much my current backpack weighs when its empty! :)

Good observation on the packing pattern you noted above. I also find that I pack to fill the volume of my containers. The larger the bag the more I carry. In the end though it shouldn’t be a contest. We should all pack to meet our needs whatever they may be and add in some modest comforts to make our experience more enjoyable. Thanks for the comment! :)

Cheers,

Logan

]]> By: cripchick http://rowdykittens.com/2009/03/guest-post-could-you-downsize-to-a-backpack/#comment-2441 cripchick Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:52:22 +0000 http://rowdykittens.com/?p=4567#comment-2441 i'm completely jealous of people who travel with only backpacks, especially in airports. there are areas i could condense in (i *suppose* i don't need to travel with four sneakers) but with all the medical equipment, it adds up to two bags anyways! so frustrating. love this idea though--- simplifying your life. i’m completely jealous of people who travel with only backpacks, especially in airports. there are areas i could condense in (i *suppose* i don’t need to travel with four sneakers) but with all the medical equipment, it adds up to two bags anyways! so frustrating.

love this idea though— simplifying your life.

]]>