New purchases

We went to REI today and made a bunch of purchases for things we knew we wanted for our trip.  But before we could do so, we wanted to pack up everything we had plus stand ins for things we were definitely going to get to see how much space we really needed.  That blue bag that Andy is reaching into in this picture is the bag we used to pretend pack.  And everything fit for one person!  So knowing that we wanted something approximately 42 Liters big, we went shopping.

 We tried on everything REI had that was between 40 and 50 liters.  In the end, we bought Osprey Porter 46*, which has terrific reviews online.  It was also the most comfortable front loading bag.

When we got home we both packed our new bags to see how they fit.  Andy wore his around for a good 10 minutes with his new hat.

We also bought shoes (mine*, his*), hats, chlorine tablets (just in case), platypus water reservoir*, and towels.  We still need a sleeping bag liner (or travel sheet).




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