Any recommendations for places to buy a good quality backpacking for traveling around Europe? Recommendations for brands also appreciated. Something like this.
https://www.macpac.co.nz/macpac-gemini-aztec-75l-travel-backpack/114337.html?dwvar_114337_color=Black&dwvar_114337_clearance=no#start=5 Ideal features would be a detachable daypack, a all-round zip opening rather than toploading pack, padded adjustable straps plus hip and chest strap. TIA! |
I love Osprey. Well-made, convenient, and lifetime guarantee.
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https://www.osprey.com/featured/best-sellers?page=1 |
Briggs and Riley makes one that opens the way you want. I love it. In Japan now with it,
https://www.briggs-riley.com/products/convertible-backpack-duffle-zxp127 Downside no place for water bottles Osprey makes great bags too. |
Thanks. Looks like the travel versions might be what my kid needs. I really hoped to find one that had a detachable daypack. Any other brands come to mind? |
Have you looked at REI? |
Thanks. Not for me but for one of my teens who is going to go backpacking for a month. Your suggestion looks nice but not really what I am looking for. |
Yes but they only seemed to stock Osprey or REI’s own brand and most seemed more for camping than backpacking. |
https://vargooutdoors.com/products/exotitm-ar2-backpack
This is like the classic backpacking through Europe backpack. It's a lot like a camping pack, external frame, but the youths arm to like it. Specially if they're taking trains and staying in hostels |
Interesting. The metal frame doesn’t get banged around too badly when checked in? |
The Daylite bags in that listing are made to also be detachable daypacks compatible with many of their bigger backpacks. |
Osprey makes one with a detachable day pack. I got this one for my kid last year. I recommend buying it at REI because they will fit it for you.
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I know this sounds like a weird suggestion, but I was recently at Staples and they had some really awesome travel backpacks. I wish I remembered the brand but I don’t. We’re gonna be heading back over there soon to take a look at them because it’s exactly what my DH needs for upcoming travel. |
Thanks. How tough is the fabric? |