Author	Message
cher Member england	# Posted: 8 Sep 2006 13:42:03 hi i'm going travelling in feb 2007 for 4 monthd we start of in thailand in march and by the time we get to new zealand in june it will be winter so need to take quiet a bit of stuff. just wondering whats the best size backpack to take. i'm 5'2 23 year old girl so can't really lift to much and don't want to be hurting after a few days. any info? Thanks

JaMeZ Moderator Amsterdam	# Posted: 11 Sep 2006 01:21:40 Hi cher, You might find some useful info in this thread: http://www.worldbackpackers.net/forum/3_202_0.html James "It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear." - Douglas Adams
spikeyrich Member United Kingdom (Great Britain)	# Posted: 10 Nov 2006 13:27:01 If you get a big rucksack you WILL fill it and will probably only use half of what you take. I learned that the hard way! Take a 35 litre bag and buy cheap clothing while you are out there. Take some summer type clothes for thailand and in NZ get some wollies you dont mind binning before you head home. as you think so you are, as you imagine so you become
HorseHead Mcgee Member	# Posted: 1 Dec 2006 18:24:37 · Edited by: HorseHead Mcgee I also learned the hard way, I went RTW for 10 months, with a fairly lightweight dedicated backpack. It worked ok, but I would have preferred a convertible backpack. Carrying around the pack (even as lightweight as it was) in the heat of south east asia sucked, I would have much preferred to just wheel it behind me. Unless your going to rough-it for a substantial amount of your trip (i.e. backwoods type stuff), I'd go with a convertible pack, one that is both wheeled, but can be worn as a backpack. Eagle Creek (the crossroads or switchback lines) has a lot of what I am talking about http://www.eaglecreek.com/ They are a little pricey, but very worth it.
HorseHead Mcgee Member	# Posted: 4 Dec 2006 19:35:26 As for size, 35 liter is a tad small, I think you would want to push it to about 40+ liters (2440 Cubic Inches). My traveling companion (a woman) used a 2200 cubic inch (37 Liter) pack. Had she been traveling solo, it would not had been big enough. And we packed very very light.