Originally Posted by
Jude
I haven't been able to find any reviews of the Ortliebs used as backpacks, so I'd like to hear about any other options people know of and especially of people's experiences using the backpacks, since I'd like to know which ones are at least decently comfortable.
The (expensive) Panpacks seem to be the only ones actually intended to be really usable as a back pack.
I suspect many of the other (eg Ortlieb) are really just for short-term convenience. While that isn't a bad thing, I'd be a bit wary about expecting too much out of them.
If you can deal without needing a frame and are not carrying a lot of stuff, using a medium sized day pack (1800cc) might be the way to go.