Looking for a backpack to take as my carry on for a 2 week trip to Europe. Looking to have a change of clothes and travel necessities. A hydration pack would be nice too. Any recommendations?

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Posted by Zappas Stache

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Posted on 4/6/19 at 6:26 pm to meangene323

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Posted by baldona

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Posted on 4/7/19 at 5:44 pm to meangene323

Do you mean as your only bag or to use as a day bag also OP?

If you use packing cubes and pack wisely it’s very easy especially for men to pack for a week into a carry on back pack. Do laundry once and you are good to go for your trip. Makes a trip very easy.

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Posted by meangene323

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Posted on 4/8/19 at 7:17 pm to baldona

Wife and I will split a suitcase. I'd like a backpack I can use as a carry on and pack a day or two of clothes with a hydration pack. Was looking at the 511 rush 72.

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Posted by hungryone

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Posted on 4/8/19 at 7:26 pm to meangene323

Too heavy for me; empty, it’s 4.2 lbs.

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Posted by DaBeerz

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Posted on 4/9/19 at 4:30 pm to meangene323

I did a 3 week backpacking trip in Italy around 25 y/o, used a north face tall expedition type bag with waist belt, then a day backpack as well....can’t remember total weight but I want to say around 30 lbs packed...used vacuum bags for clothes and did laundry there... came back with about 6 bottles of wine and all kinds of crap in pack.

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Posted by Shepherd88

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Posted on 4/9/19 at 4:57 pm to meangene323

I’m a mystery ranch fan. They got a lot of different options. The 3 day assault bag and the Komodo are both on sale on their site right now.

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