Backpacking

I use a backpack most days of the week. My smaller one is fine for a trip to the local shop to get a few cans of Guinness, crisps, Bran Flakes and broccoli. The larger one is for the more exciting journeys up the hill into town for bread, potatoes, vegetarian stuff and broccoli etc.

So, I’m quite used to things like distribution of weight and the use of various straps. However, it’s been a while since I’ve traveled further than Lytham St Annes so I wondered what had changed over the years, ...