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Travel pack or backpack?
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wrote: I looked at the MLC since it was 'official' acceptable to airlines, but I found the should pads to be too thin - it hurt my shoulder bones when I weight-tested in my local outtfitter's shop. The Northface Galileo, while a little too big on the whole, is comfortable enough to carry a ton of weight _while_ sightseeing all day (which I did, clambering over the Minoan ruins in Crete last year). Hmm.... too bad abt the Patagonia MLC. The thing abt the Galileo that I don't like is the detachable day pack. At least I don't "think" I like that idea. Id rather not have a day pack at all.....and instead just carry a super light weight day pack or belt pack folded up and kept INSODE the main pack...rather than zipped onto it. That is *exactly* what I did with my Galileo daypack for the entirety of my 3 month vacation last year. What's do great about the Galileo is that with the daypack zipped off and inside the main pack, the main pack LOOKS like its is supposed to be that way! Compare this with a similar Eagle Creek model, with a goofy kangaroo-pouch + straps approach. You take off you daypack from that one, and you still have the huge gaping pouch. No thanks. Plus, I love the Galileo day pack. It's got loads of features, included a 'on the back side' security pocket. And, its receptor buckles for use when on the main pack TUCK IN little slits in the pack lining, making IT appear slick, too! I like the very clean lines of the Tough Traveler for that reason above. Maybe Im wrong on that detachable day pack tho? I don't know for sure. What is your feelings on a detachable day pack vs one just stored inside the pack? See above. I for one didn't get the Galileo to hook the daypack on the outside. I got it because it looked good with it detached. Besides, I keep all the valuables in the daypack (camera, photo drive, binocs, power cords, etc) which is much easier to tote around than the whole main pack, e.g. when I go out for food at night. I can stand to loose dirty closed and guidebooks in my main pack at the hotel if I were robbed. With a single big pack, I cannot do this. -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from last year's 3-month European vacation and this year's road trip through Wales: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address if replying) |
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Travel pack or backpack?
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wrote: My pack has the detachable daypack and I very rarely attach it to the outside. Normally I just use it as a way to organize stuff within the main pack. But doesn't the main pack look "funny" without the day pack attached to it? Does the main pack sag or anything like that without the day pack on it? The Galileo doesn't. It looks like it is supposed to be that way. -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from last year's 3-month European vacation and this year's road trip through Wales: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address if replying) |
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Travel pack or backpack?
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wrote: Well, my point was that keeping possession of your pack means no lost luggage or waiting around for the luggage carosel. If the pack is small enough, why not? Ahhh ..... now I think Im getting you dan... You are saying that regardless of whether its a conversion pack.... or a real backpack.... that its best to keep it small so that it is allowed as a carry on. Right? I thought you were advocating one type of pack over the other..... but in fact you are advocating that WHATEVER you get.... to try and keep it as small as legal carry on size as possible Bingo. Besides, you're supposed to be packing light, anyway, right? :-) -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from last year's 3-month European vacation and this year's road trip through Wales: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address if replying) |
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wrote: Well, like I said in the other post, it's a little on the large size, but when you cinch the straps together with a non-full pack, it can really get quite shallow. Im sorry dan but did you already tell me what SIZE Galileo you bought? I see it comes in three diff sizes. How big/tall are you and what size did you get? I got the Large size. It fit the size of my back better than the Medium. This is where being able to try on packs in the store is so helpful. I'm 5'10". -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from last year's 3-month European vacation and this year's road trip through Wales: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address if replying) |
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That is *exactly* what I did with my Galileo daypack for the entirety
of my 3 month vacation last year. What's do great about the Galileo is that with the daypack zipped off and inside the main pack, the main pack LOOKS like its is supposed to be that way! Compare this with a similar Eagle Creek model, with a goofy kangaroo-pouch + straps approach. You take off you daypack from that one, and you still have the huge gaping pouch. No thanks. OK Dan..... thanks for your input!! Tell me..... I see that the Galileo comes in three diff capacities. What size do YOU have? BTW..... I checked out you web page and it very good!! Pretty cool stuff! Id be interested in knowing what kind of car you drive..... what kind of camcorder you use..... and how do you shoot the video by you self while driving? Also.... I take it you do all the editing and such on a Mac. Yes? appleseed at warpdriveonline dot com |
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I got the Large size. It fit the size of my back better than the
Medium. This is where being able to try on packs in the store is so helpful. I'm 5'10". Oops..... sorry on the size question in the other post..... I didn't read this one before asking abt the size in the other one. G Im 5'10" as well Maybe I will go look at the Galileo in St Louis. That's a two hr drive form here but they do have an REI store down there appleseed at warpdriveonline dot com |
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On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 20:30:19 -0500, john63401at yahoo dot com john63401atyahoodotcom wrote:
Maybe I will go look at the Galileo in St Louis. That's a two hr drive form here but they do have an REI store down there Good luck, but I'm pretty sure they won't have the Galileo. I would call them first. I've been rather disappointed in REI's selection, at least in the SF Bay Area. They carry lots of packs but all are either unlockable trekking packs or unnecessarily heavy wheeled packs. www.rei.com shows some travel packs from Eagle Creek but nothing more. -- Use the From: header. Sending mail to or will only result in frustration. |
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John:
Call REI before making the 2 hour trip, as Eric stated. REI only carries mostly low end gear and has very limited stock. Here in Phoenix, AZ, the REI in Tempe is pathetic, empty shelves all over the place, and they make you pay in advance even when ordering an item that is part of their regular stock, plus I've seen them hassle people for returning defective gear. Tom Welch |
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Good luck, but I'm pretty sure they won't have the Galileo. I would
call them first. You are right Actually it appears that the Galileo has been discontinued! |
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In article , john63401at
yahoo dot com wrote: That is *exactly* what I did with my Galileo daypack for the entirety of my 3 month vacation last year. What's do great about the Galileo is that with the daypack zipped off and inside the main pack, the main pack LOOKS like its is supposed to be that way! Compare this with a similar Eagle Creek model, with a goofy kangaroo-pouch + straps approach. You take off you daypack from that one, and you still have the huge gaping pouch. No thanks. OK Dan..... thanks for your input!! No problem. Tell me..... I see that the Galileo comes in three diff capacities. What size do YOU have? I have the Large. I'm 5'10". BTW..... I checked out you web page and it very good!! Pretty cool stuff! Thanks. You check out the new panoramas I made? They're a little crude (hard to match exposure times in 360 degrees), but really nifty. Id be interested in knowing what kind of car you drive..... what kind of camcorder you use..... and how do you shoot the video by you self while driving? On my 3 month trip, I rented a Nissan Almera in Britain, and had a Eurail pass on the continent. This was in part because Britain doesn't participate in Eurail, and because some places I was visiting in Britain were less convenient by train. On my recent Wales trip I got a Seat Ibiza... much better than the Nissan for me because it is smaller. A smaller car is important for a non-native-British driver, because driving on the other side of the road is hard enough... you don't have a good feel for the far side of your car when you sit on the right side of the car. I would have gotten a smaller (more narrow) car if I could have... in the more rural areas, especially in Wales, the road is only one lane wide. In fact, in one place I had to fold down a side-mirror to squeeze through! I don't have a camcorder. I have a Sony DSC-P9 'Cybershot'. It has since been replaced with a 5Mpixel version (mine is 4M). It has a 'movie mode' at 320x240 pixels full motion... this is like 1/4 the resolution of a real camcorder... however, camcorders don't take 4 MPixel still photos! It is look fine enough, especially just on the Web. What I liked about the Sony in particular in this regard is that its throughput to the Memory Sticks is high enough to continuously stream video capture up to the limit of the Memory Stick capacity. Normally, like with SmartCard or CompactFlash, the camera's internal buffer is full after 15 seconds, so that means video clips are never ever longer than 15 seconds. And I knew, and came true, that in some cases I'd like to film longer than 15 seconds. Plus, unlike a camcorder, the DSC-P9 is less conspicuous... some museums allow cameras, but not camcorders, you see. I film while driving by holding the camera over the front wind screen of my convertible. I rest my hand on the rim for stability. With practice, you can steer the camera, pointing it all around whereever you want, and yet keep your eyes on the road. You don't LOOK at where the camera is pointing! In Wales (I'm going to eventually post video of driving from there), I held the camera out the window. In this regard sitting on the right side of the car helped because I am right-handed. Also.... I take it you do all the editing and such on a Mac. Yes? That's right. I got a Mac when I got back last Fall specifically to manage all this media. It's great. And it's Unix. It is a 17" iMac. I haven't done anything like this before - video, web publishing, etc before, but I think it's turned out OK all the same. I got an extra 512MB RAM for my Mac. appleseed at warpdriveonline dot com -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from last year's 3-month European vacation and this year's road trip through Wales: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address if replying) |
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