Budget Travel GearYo Nellie, which backpack should I git? Questions and answers on gear related topics (i.e. backpacks, sleeping bags, tents, hiking boots, stoves, etc.).
I just scored a killer deal on a Dana Designs Terraplane ($265) from a local store here in the bay area! I guess Marmot bought Dana last year? and Marmot wants a bigger style bag so they are eliminating the Terraplane from the dana line? and using the design for their own bags! At least thats what the sales person said and I talked to Marmot (same thing). I know that 265 is still alot but I wanted a reputible bag that would outlast and 100 bucks cheaper is still a good deal to me.
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naa, trust not my word but the word of each of my friends i've tried to pawn the pack off on, it just is an uncomfortable pack. I think it is the 2001 Bombpack. I reckon there is a ~very specific body type this would be cozy on, case in point features that look snazy are not necisarily cozy. Cozy is #1 priority.
I'm not kicking all Dana's to the curb (I'm something of a fan if i trusted the name), but I am kicking this one.
^Well I checked into it and apparently the two companies have sort of merged - but will continue to remain seperate as far as product line and production.
If you can find one of these, grab it. I don't know if they make them anymore but it is a gem.
Eagle Creek's Bhatah Sab ($150) is essentially a heavy-duty daypack that incorporates a smaller around-town bag. With its framesheet suspension, the 2,300-cubic-inch pack can handle over 30 pounds, not to mention a 300-cubic-inch lumbar pack (it also has shoulder straps) that zips off the mother ship.
I love it and will never part with it even after 3 years of backpacking around the world twice. Small enough to carry on planes even.
Haven't heard anything about this... eeenteresting.
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