GunnySkox
September 5, 2005, 01:42 PM
Howdy, everyone,
I'm in dire need of a good backpack of moderate size, and I'd like y'all's suggestions on makes and models.
My requirements follow:
The pack should have comfortable enough straps that my hands don't go purple because I'm carrying a textbook, four notebooks, and two binders with me (I have no idea how much that weighs. Maybe 1500 sheets of paper?)
I'd massively prefer a new production pack to a military-surplus one for two reasons: A) I've been using Mil-Surp packs for the past couple of years as bookbags, and while they're durable as all get out, they don't always pay much attention to the whole comfort aspect of things. B) I don't have any Febreze to get rid of that Old Man / Moldy Duct Tape waterproofing smell that all Military Surplus equipment seems to have. Ugh.
The pack's main compartment must be wide enough to hold 3-ring binders (which are 11" wide, and 12" tall), and at least six or seven inches deep.
Compression straps or other methods of keeping junk inside still are a plus.
Padding on the back and straps is a plus.
Pouches and such on the sides (say, for a Nalgene bottle) are pluses, in both Practicool and Tacticool departments.
I have a thing for Maxpedition stuff (thanks to Skunkabilly's website, mostly) and so I wonder if the Pygmy Falcon or Baby Condor fit my specifications (mostly, I want to know if the Pygmy Falcon will hold Binders. It says the main pouch is only 9.5" wide, which seems to be about an inch and a half short). www.maxpedition.com
Thanks in advance,
~Slam_Fire
"See you tomorrow, Sepka!" ~Silver Blue, immediately before hurling Sepka off of a cliff. Jack, Story Arc VIII: Games We Play In Hell
I'm in dire need of a good backpack of moderate size, and I'd like y'all's suggestions on makes and models.
My requirements follow:
The pack should have comfortable enough straps that my hands don't go purple because I'm carrying a textbook, four notebooks, and two binders with me (I have no idea how much that weighs. Maybe 1500 sheets of paper?)
I'd massively prefer a new production pack to a military-surplus one for two reasons: A) I've been using Mil-Surp packs for the past couple of years as bookbags, and while they're durable as all get out, they don't always pay much attention to the whole comfort aspect of things. B) I don't have any Febreze to get rid of that Old Man / Moldy Duct Tape waterproofing smell that all Military Surplus equipment seems to have. Ugh.
The pack's main compartment must be wide enough to hold 3-ring binders (which are 11" wide, and 12" tall), and at least six or seven inches deep.
Compression straps or other methods of keeping junk inside still are a plus.
Padding on the back and straps is a plus.
Pouches and such on the sides (say, for a Nalgene bottle) are pluses, in both Practicool and Tacticool departments.
I have a thing for Maxpedition stuff (thanks to Skunkabilly's website, mostly) and so I wonder if the Pygmy Falcon or Baby Condor fit my specifications (mostly, I want to know if the Pygmy Falcon will hold Binders. It says the main pouch is only 9.5" wide, which seems to be about an inch and a half short). www.maxpedition.com
Thanks in advance,
~Slam_Fire
"See you tomorrow, Sepka!" ~Silver Blue, immediately before hurling Sepka off of a cliff. Jack, Story Arc VIII: Games We Play In Hell