I’d been given a stowaway backpack in the past to review,
but it was heavy (10 ounces), and for my tour, I planned only to pay for the
checked bicycle and put everything else in the Amazon carryon backpack that I’d
bought. The backpack was too big and bulky to use around town, so when I saw
that REI had a sale on the sea-to-summit backpack that was only 2oz, I placed
an order for next day pickup. Of course, the next morning I got a cancellation
e-mail from REI, and a call to various stores around me confirmed that REI was
all sold out locally. I looked on Amazon and saw that Sea-to-Summit has a
waterproof version of the same backpack at 4oz, which is even better, 2oz being
a low price for waterproofing.
When the backpack arrived, it looked great: sized like a
pair of socks, and indeed cleverly folded up. It did, however, have signs
saying “do not immerse” on it, which indicated that the contents might not stay
dry if you fell off a dinghy in the middle of a sailing trip.
Nevertheless, when we were caught in a thunderstorm in Barcelona,
the croissants and other bread-like items I’d bought for breakfast stayed bone
dry. You wouldn’t stuff a huge amount inside, but I regularly carried a jacket,
a kindle, even a bike helmet and full water bottle, while still having room for
morning croissants in Girona. I’m not going to do an immersion test on it, but
I’m confident that the backpack will withstand long term use for its intended purpose and
still keep things inside dry.
Recommended.
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