It’s not easy to pack light, all the time you usually don’t carry the luggage all that much. This time however I want to pack so I can easily carry what I bring along without any stress. With that in mind we went out to get me a new backpack.

Oh my god! It’s a jungle out there! The time when backpack where an easy buy is long gone. Luckily we got good help at Sportsnett @ Klingenbergpassasjen in Oslo.

With good guidance I ended up with a 65 liter Arc’teryx Altra. I chose this for a few different reasons:

Easy access to “what’s in the bottom” through the opening that goes all the way down.
Adjustable height settings for shoulder straps
Flexible, yet adjustable, hip straps (rotating Load Transfer Disc™)

All in all I’m happy, but now starts the hard part… What to bring?!?

We have now bought our travel insurances for the trip. We decided for Gouda Travel Insurance. Gouda offers good coverage for extreme sports including martial arts. With this in place we can now cross of one more thing on our to-do-list 🙂
Today it is 135 days left before take off!