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Hi guys,

I'm preparing for a few months of travelling, quitting my job and my room and see the world. Now I'm the kind of guy that over thinks too much on some stuff, this being one of it. Currently I'm preparing to get the right gear. I already have a 65-85 L backpack, which is too big so I am looking for a smaller one. The Tom Bihn would be a bit too small for me I guess, so I'm looking at something around 28 L.

Now I was wondering, what would I do if I'd go for a multi-day hike in let's say the mountains of Nepal, how would I take my rented sleeping-gear? Wouldn't it be a better idea to buy something bigger that accommodates that?

Please help me out, fellow lightweight travelers :)

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First, I'd decide if you want to go carry-on only route...that will limit your options a lot. The best advice is probably to buy the bag as your last item, when you know exactly what will go inside.

Personally, I use few years old Golite Jam2 (those old ones were 600g, 52L), but it's WAAAY too big for warm countries. Last year, I did Thailand & Laos with Golite Ion (290g, 20L...too bad they don't make them anymore) and it was sufficient (and I was carrying 14" laptop, camera with several lenses and steadicam).

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Thanks for the tip on when to buy, I'll wait till I have all my stuff. The Golite's, never heard or seen those in the Netherlands..

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The Deuter Futura 28L is an awesome 28L backpack, particularly good for hiking because of its frame.

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I've browsed in a shop for a while and yeah, a frame is a criteria for a good backpack. What else? 

A zipper on top instead of a hood with clips (futura 26)?A separate bottom compartment with zipper access?The shape of the compartment? (wide vs tall)An integrated raincover?A hipbelt with pockets?

I'm looking for some concrete criteria to base my decision on and I hope you fellow travelers can help out.

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I am Futura user for past year, traveling with it 4 continents and using it almost everyday. It is really good backpack but shape of the back system make it not practical for carrying flat things: like bigger laptops (13"), books and stuff. 

Take a look to Deuter Race EXP Air or Trans Alpine lines. They are much like Futura, but using different back system. Next time I am going for new backpack I am going to choose between these two.

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