70 litre travel backpack Grey Osprey Farpoint Rucksack (M/L) – Blacks because I could get to anything in the main compartment without unpacking the entire lid Caribee Adventure 70 RPET Hybrid

Weighing a cool, crisp 59oz, the 2017 Redwing 50 features a padded everything, brain pocket, side pockets, other side pockets, load bearing walls, weird loopy things, and can haul something like 50L of gear

I have found that in some areas of the reel, the fiber from the Q-Tips will snag on the gears or other sharp components

And during testing, we found that on chillier, Pacific Northwest winter days, it was possible to layer a wool sweater or even a puffy jacket under the Jan & Jul suit

It is a moment to appreciate nothing more than what is happening in front of me

So I embarked on my first creations with my faithful sidekick Gillen