I have a really good Kelty day pack that gets left home most of the time. It has stays, a really good waist belt, lots of pockets...and weighs as much as a cinder block. I have a homemade day pack that always gets to go. It only weighs a couple lb empty and is very functional.

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell

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