George and Bertha have become our best friends on the trip, we rarely go anywhere without them and they house a variety of necessities and treats which make our time more comfortable; George and Big Bertha are what we have named our packs.
Mine weighs in around 24 lbs and Lisa's is about 31 lbs they contain all of this
and almost double the physical space we occupy at any given time. While attached, I have had more than once feeling of being a "bull in a china shop". They carry everything we need but we leave them if we can to rest ourselves; sometimes we can drop them at our accommodations early and continue on our way or sometimes at tourist spots the employees have allowed us to hold them behind the counter while we enjoy the attraction. It always makes us laugh when people especially men look at us and say "that's a big bag!"
They get whipped around in the wind, wet when it rains and smelly with our dirty clothes but they are our lifeline and where we go they must as well.
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