Ok, after weeks of reading every post on backpacks and being only a month and half away from leaving for Europe I have narrowed my search down to 2 backpacks. Since I am only a newbie I thought I would let the experianced backpacking veterans help me decide between the two. Here are the links.
http://www.rei.com/outlet/product/47941247...MPING_HIKING_SA
http://www.thenorthface.com/opencms/opencm...?productId=3449
To give you some more info, I am taking 26 days and m ainly sticking to the capitals or the larger cities. I am staying in hostels and plan on being a tourist and sticking mainly to the touristy areas. I will venture off the beaten path next time, but time is not on my side for this trip. Thanks for all your help.
You guys kick ass!
Luke