5 Tips To Choose A Comfortable Backpack

No doubt that one of the most important things to have as a traveler, is a comfortable backpack.
This is true when on a trek on Nepal as much as it’s true for a Dr. on the city.
So how to choose a good backpack?

• You need to have it right to your size. A short fellow can’t walk around with a too long backpack. A big fellow better not use a small backpack that the waist strapping system will be strapped over his belly.
• A backpack with a stiff back is better than a backpack with a soft back. If you can efford a backpack with a special back support system, it’s even better. The reason is that the weight is better spread over your back. Besides, you will not feel the shoes you’ve placed in the backpack sticking in your back…
• A good backpack should have a waist strapping system to load some of the weight on the hips.
• Narrow and high backpacks are more maneuverable than wide backpacks.
• The interior of the backpack should fit your needs. Is it divided to enough sections? Are there too many sections you’ll get lost with? Are there enough big spaces to put large objects in? Can you attach dirty shoes on the outside? Those are just examples and really depends on the needs.
• Last, you better have a locking system, or at least some way to lock your backpack. This is specially true if you’re on treks or living the backpack on dormitories with people you don’t know.