Backpack Struggles- Confessions of a Terrible Packer

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As a traveller, I know that it is all about travelling light. I know this , yet I can’t quite manage to actually follow the rule. I know how much of a nightmare it is to try to carry a backpack that weighs more than you, I know the shame felt when other sensible travellers zip past, their minuscule backpacks bopping in the wind while I’m still trying to lift mine off the ground.

I know that it’s bad, and I have high hopes for my next trip that I will have learned from my mistakes, but the reality is that I’m not sure I can shake the habit!

And when it was time to actually wear them on our backs, I found that the wheels would sometimes dig in to my ass and hips. I also felt like I could easily topple over at any minute.

Then, by the end of the Asian leg of our trip, mine kind of broke. One of the metal bars came out of its pouch and was slightly bent so that even when I tried my best to get it back in, it would pop out, meaning that my bag was uneven, increasing the lopsided feeling, and making me even more afraid of tipping over.

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