Who Knows Anything? The blog of Chip Gallent. eBusinessman.

I’m a Bag Freak

Posted by Chip

I admit it - I love backpacks, computer bags and luggage. I own them in all shapes and sizes and rarely get rid of them. You'd have to see my attic. Recently I picked up a new backpack at REI (a really dangerous place for me to go).

The REI Hitchhiker backpack is about as close to perfect as a travel/carry-on back pack as you're going to find. I love pockets and attachment points for tucking things away and stowing extras that I need quick access to.

But, this pack has something that I haven't seen on a backpack - an expansion zipper that gives you an extra 350 cubic inches of space. This is the kind of thing you need for your trip back to home and a great design idea. Another thing that I really like is the compression panel in the main compartment for keeping stuff in the place that you want it to be.

And, oh by the way, I'm a gear nut too - more on that later.