http://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/o06996531621457208767.1275442097903647886/od6/public/basic/dqi9q2009-11-03T07:16:52.328Zcountryonyourpassport: australia, firstname: monda, yourage: 33, travelascoupleorsingle: single for most recent travels... embarking on couple travel now..., whatisthelongesttimeyouhaveevertraveledoutsideyourcountry: 12 months in south america, also lived in UK for 2 years... longest backpacking stint was 3 months, though, brandnameofbackpack: mountain designs, whatdidyoupayforbaginu.s.dollars: $350, listtheitemsthathavebrokeonyourbag.: nothing broken... great zippers, whatarethebiggestproblemsyouhadwiththebag: the weight before I even start packing my crap into it., whatfeaturesorbenefitsdoyouwantincluded: Error here deleted by Accident, howmuchweightdoyoucarryinthebag: 20kg, didyoureturnwithmorethanbagsthanyouleftwith: bought an extra bag, howoftendidyouusethewaistharness: mostly, wasyourobbedonthetrip: yup ...but not from my backpack, didyourbagfallintothewaterontrip: no, didyoucarryasleepingbag: yup... i learnt to pack it inside rather than strapped to the outside when travelling on bolivian buses.... very dusty and very often trashed... actually... learnt to take my sleeping bag ON the bus... frucking freezing on those 20 hour bus rides!, didyoucarryacamelbackwaterpouch: nope, didyouloseawaterbottle: No, explainyouropinionsonwaterbottles: usually had to buy water... so generally used the disposable water bottles i bought the water in... bad for the environment i know... but hey!?!?, doyoucarryandumbrella: No, wheelsornowheelsbag: no wheels, howmanybagsdidyoucary: by the time i'd finished...i had an extra. Otherwise it was just the back pack (sometimes with day pack on front to balance load) and my hand-bag., linktophotosofyourbag.: http://www.mountaindesigns.com/Index.cfm?Action=Products&Subaction=productDetail&ParentCategoryID=43&CategoryID=65&ProductID=273 mine is an older version of the above hybrid pack, doyoucarryarainponcho: nope, doyoucarrryacomputerexplainhowyoucarry: nope... but will be next time, didyoubreakacameraorlose: two cameras stolen, averagepriceofroomsyoulivedin: US$6, whydoyouloveyourbag: it's un kill able... i have NEVER had a stuck zip... it's quick to secure, howdoyourepairabagwhentraveling: safety pins and gaffa tape... , doesapersonneedhikingboots: i bought some in patagonia... they were pretty useful for hikes, but most of my backpacking adventures were done in converse or birkenstocks. hiking boots were a major pain in the arse to be carting around... VERY heavy, explainhowyoumanageguidebooks: Had a lonely planet... ended up ripping out the relevant country... way too heavy, doyouclimbmountains: yup, doyoulikeallthelittlepocketsinsidethebag: i like being able to separate sections of my pack...the divider that i utilise can be moved up and down (initially separating dirty from clean, wet from dry etc... sometimes ends up being mainly yuk). Can totally remove if desired. Some pockets good... always know where to find things like head torch in the dark etc... too many is a pain, but you need enough to be able to keep yourself organised by feel where necessary., didyougetyourbagslashedwithrazor: nope, wouldalargedufflebagworkgoodenough: yeah... if you want to break your shoulder., doyoulockyourbag: Yes, explainbagsecurity: you didn't have "sometimes" as an option. I would lock it if i was leaving it somewhere overnight, or while i went for a walk...etc. generally i'd carry my valuables with me anyway (with a secret pocket on my main pack for a spare credit card and my other passport - lucky me). I figured if someone wanted to run away with my whole pack, good luck to them... I would often leave it sitting in a bus station while i went to the bathroom etc. I also figured that it was more likely someone would steal the small hand bag i carried my valuables in... hence separating and back ups, doyouknowofanyonewhohadthebagstolenexplainwhathappened.: yeah... asleep at Retiro bus station in Buenos Aires... IDIOT Also, a couple of people had bags go missing from airports... airport staff most likely and there's not much you can do about that, whatfeaturedoyoudreamofonabackpack: a built in monkey to carry it