Originally Posted by
staehpj1
.... As far as taking up space, that may or may not be an issue. Strapping it on top of a rack or outside the pack when backpacking it may be a complete nonissue for some. ...
The newer backpacks do not have as many lash points for that sort of thing compared to the vintage packs we used to use.
I could do that with my older packs, but not the newer ones. My old Tourpack below.