What backpack ?

Hi Miguel! I am interresting about this theory, what are the reasons that explain it? just for fun... not very stylish-looking -> maybe a brand that do not spend money for design and advertising? middle price -> because not a famous brand the middle price mean same quality than famous ones without advertising and design?

Am I right?

Pretty much. His theory was that the cheapest stuff is almost always crap, and the most expensive stuff carries a snob-appeal premium, and it's in the middle that you can find bargains as long as only a limited set of product attributes is important to you.

In a competitive marketplace, each of a product's 'positive' attributes (quality, ethical labor or environmental practices, style, special features, being advertised a lot) have costs that will contribute to the production price. Sale prices will track this production price, because otherwise, someone would come along and sell something comparable for less.

The trick, then, is to figure out which attributes vary among products in a given category, and identify some that are visible (features, style, advertising). If there are two similarly-priced items, and one is very stylish, and the other is not, then the second (unstylish) one must instead be higher-quality - else it would be cheaper.

There's probably a degree of conjecture and wishful thinking in there, but it's served me pretty well.

Thanks! I think it is true!

Philippe

I use the same backpack as Marlowe Bidforth, it's mentioned here - http://www.marlowe.worldfriend.com/tech.html . It's IMHO the king of backpacks.

I want to buy some stuff of this site, is it reputable? Does Marlowe Bidforth post on here?

Best anyone can tell, Marlowe Bidforth is a fictional character.

Personally I prefer the Lowe brand packs. True it's a fairly big name these days, but I've been using Lowe sacks for years, and the way they keep dry, are comfortable, secure, and can carry a good load is outstanding. I started using lowe for my camera equipment needs way before they got popular, so I tried one of their sacks a couple years back, with the same great results. The problem is price, and this is where shopper skills come in.

I paid about $125 a few years ago for the pack I currently have and it's roughtly about 2800 space. The pack would have ordinarily cost $300. I found this great deal at Sierra Outpost, and I believe they have a website: sierraoutpost.com I think this is the site. You can find them top load style and front I believe.

Knecesia

Common sense is not so common.

I think any cheap sack will do in Thailand as long as it comfortable, you may want to look into the sacks that let a little air in between the sack and your back. I prefer no external pockets as they are easy to get into and catch on everything when you are loading them onto transport. I use a macpac which is a large climbing sack very tough and waterproof but expensive and still smells of horse from trekking in Ethiopia in 1999. Still it functions well and did a large Asian loop last year without any problems. What you get for your money when buying a top name sack is quality and comfort these really only come into play when you have to walk any distance, so if your just planning to hop on buses and trains most any sack will do the job. I found I carried too much in Thailand and could have managed with a 45ltr day pack whilst travelling if you don't plan on collecting things on your travels. The more I travel the less I seem to need to take.

You may want to ask your local chiropractor on that one ....

I gotta say though, that my pack is really good on my body, but I am very young and don't have back ailments. Good luck with that!

Common sense is not so common.