How big is your backpack?

i need your help again

i was planing to travel with my old backpack (60l) when i go to india this year. but now im not shure anymore

how big is yours when traveling in india?

i will be in india from may till november, probably going from mumbai up to leh and than all the way down to the south.

is a 40l backpack big enough?

want to buy a mosquito net in mumbai, how big will a good one be
and does anyone know a good place where i can get a good one?

please help cause i dont want to carry a big pack al the time, if its not necessary

martin

I carry a 65 l pack , the major part being being used up by three items : a small tent , a kerosene storm kitchen and a down sleeping bag. If you dont need the the trekking gear , you should do fine with a 40 l pack. Bring a absolute minimum of clothes and send home stuff (book post is really cheap) .
Since my latest trip I ´ve used Eagle Creeks compression bags , which have worked fine so far.
I`ve never used a mozzie net myself , but I suspect this is the kind of things where you can buy a inexpensive locally made or a hightech version which is lighter & more compact.

I should try to combine this with a former thread but I/mike tells me it's hard to do, so I won't try for fear of messing things up.

Anyway there was a previous thread with this sort of thing - although that one was about weight and you ask about volume and I am a scientist by education so I know they are different!!!!

Anyway here's that other thread I was talking about.

rab



(keep it light and bring home lots of presents!)

thanks vistet and rab for your infos.
had not found the other thread rab, even with the search engine...
probably cause i was just searching for backpack

see you in india
martin

my pack is 17lbs - nearly 8kg. i dont not know the volume (liters) but its the size of a med lg college bookbag.

includes extras: sizeable shortwave, 6 batteries, water, 1L whisky, 24 sm cigars in wood box, 4 brass locks (3 on bag/1 spare), small chain for train, 3 books, too much laundry soap and a medical kit. immersion coil/coffee (a must) -maybe no camera this trip...

big bags freak me out.

you may want to check

Karrimor's guide to choosing a rucsac

you select trip purpose/contect from the list and it comes out with recommended volume

although no "India travel" option on the "purpose of trip" list

did a check on karrimors guide and it said 39l. thats quite funny cause i already ordered an explorer trek backpack (39l) from eagle creek

thanks all

when I was buying my last rucsac I did this Karrimor test and bought a 50l one (not just for India, with room for heavy boots and a warm jacket). Then I realised that it works exactly like with my handbag:

whatever size I buy I will manage to fill it in to the top

Since I realised that I carry small handbags (and manage well) and when I buy my next rucsac I will buy a smaller one and am sure will manage just fine with 40l

Volga

M2 has discussed his bag-experience at length somewhere else. Can't find the thread right now.
Here is a related website
http://www.oratory.com/onebag/home.html

Get a 30l pack, what you don't need wont fit

45L mini freddy from "one planet" is what I went with and I will be traveling for 6 months in india. I was going to get a 80L but after some good reading on indiamike I downsized alot.

Im in the same boat as you Freemanx!

All of my previous backpacking has been with a 60L bag, and now I feel its time to downsized and a set a new level of comfort and mobility to my travels. I just got myself a light 40L (Speed 40 by BlackDiamond)for my next trip to India (3 weeks long). Im leaving next week , so Ive been 'pre-packing' this week, and so far I fit all the essential and with more than 1/3 of free space to bring back stuff.

Here's an interesting blog on packing light from this fellow traveler that have inspired me: http://www.aaronswwadventures.com/20...aveling-light/

"minimize is to maximize"