{"id":133,"date":"2008-08-24T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/travel-packs-and-backpacks\/"},"modified":"2008-08-24T10:17:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-24T10:17:00","slug":"travel-packs-and-backpacks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/travel-packs-and-backpacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Packs and Backpacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travel packs<\/strong> have become the preferred luggage<\/strong> for backpackers, and with good reason.  They offer
\n many advantages over traditional backpacks<\/strong> .  I’ll explain the differences, pros and cons.<\/p>\n

For years people have been backpacking with the traditional “everything in through the top”
\n style backpacks, originally designed for trekking.  Backpacks are strong and are easy to
\n carry, but access through the top means taking things out all of
\n the time. <\/p>\n

Over the last few years more and more travel packs are
\n being used, and with good reason, they are generally much better for
\n backpacking.  With a zip around the side, opening the front like a
\n suitcase, access to your stuff is much easier<\/strong> and less
\n disruptive<\/strong> .  As most backpackers only every carry their
\n packs for short distances, travel packs are the way to go.  Let’s
\n compare them.<\/p>\n

Travel pack vs backpack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>\nBackpack<\/th>\nTravel pack<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Access to main compartment<\/td>\nThrough the top.  Good for trekking, as everything is safe
\n inside.  Bad for everyday access as things bet buried and
\n squashed.<\/td>\n		From the front via an unzipping front.  Allows easy access to
\n everyting inside.  Some have straps in the bottom for clothes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size and shape<\/td>\nThin and long to allow weight to spread out across the back for long
\n treks.<\/td>\n		Generally shorter and wider, to allow better packing of items.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carrying straps<\/td>\nDesigned for wearing all day.<\/td>\nGenerally the same as backpacks, but good travel packs have a cover
\n that neaty zips over the carry straps which is great for airplanes,
\n buses, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Day pack<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nGood travel packs have a day pack that clips one, so you only need to
\n carry one bag to and from the bus station.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pockets<\/td>\nGenerally on the outside.<\/td>\nAlmost always inside, around the main compartment.  Good for
\n keeping everything safe.  Good travel packs have document sized
\n compartments on the inside of the main flap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Travel packs are a great new alternative to the
\n traditional backpack. If you haven’t got one already then check our shopping guide or your local
\n store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Travel packs have become the preferred luggage for backpackers, and with good reason.  They offer many advantages over traditional backpacks .  I’ll explain the differences, pros and cons. For years people have been backpacking with the traditional “everything in through the top” style backpacks, originally designed for trekking.  Backpacks are strong and are easy to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}