theycallmej
02-17-2011, 12:53
Hey guys--
I'm still in the early stages of planning and I'm not perfectly sure what I'm doing yet.
I want to set out for a hike of the Appalachian Trail or the American Discovery Trail. Either way it goes, I want to have a pack that can deal with either situation.
I bought an Osprey Xenon 85 and it's at about 4900 Liters. With the large packsize in mind, if I put every single thing I need into it, I still haven't touched the outer pockets and really even put anything in to them (but this isn't factoring in food which could take up a large amount of space on an ADT hike). I realized fully that I could have possibly gone with a smaller pack, however, at the time I was really thinking of an American Discovery Trail Hike and I felt I needed all of the space possible.
I'm not going to fill up the space any time soon, and I couldn't return the backpack anyways. Rather than going out and spending another 300 or so on a backpack and having to go through that mess, should I stick with the one I have now? I guess my real question is, is there any hindrance to having a larger pack that would necessitate me to buy a smaller one right away?
I'm still in the early stages of planning and I'm not perfectly sure what I'm doing yet.
I want to set out for a hike of the Appalachian Trail or the American Discovery Trail. Either way it goes, I want to have a pack that can deal with either situation.
I bought an Osprey Xenon 85 and it's at about 4900 Liters. With the large packsize in mind, if I put every single thing I need into it, I still haven't touched the outer pockets and really even put anything in to them (but this isn't factoring in food which could take up a large amount of space on an ADT hike). I realized fully that I could have possibly gone with a smaller pack, however, at the time I was really thinking of an American Discovery Trail Hike and I felt I needed all of the space possible.
I'm not going to fill up the space any time soon, and I couldn't return the backpack anyways. Rather than going out and spending another 300 or so on a backpack and having to go through that mess, should I stick with the one I have now? I guess my real question is, is there any hindrance to having a larger pack that would necessitate me to buy a smaller one right away?