Jamaica Smuggler Backpack

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Jamaica Smuggler Backpack
I accidentally came upon one of the best backpack design I have ever seen in the Iquitos, Peru Airport. It is called the Jamaica Smuggler made by a company called Stahlsac.com.

http://www.stahlsac.com/products/W421-B.shtml

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Pucallpa, Peru on Ucayali -Amazon River
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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This is the Stahlsac.com Bag, called the Jamaica Smuggler, and sells for 190 U.S. online.

Mike a man from the USA had this bag, he said he was a scuba diver and this bag was good for him. I was impressed with two features, the Hasp Slider for the zipper that are easy to lock, plus all the zippers seem to be full size number 10, maybe 11, this is an excellent zipper system.

The bag opens like a book, or folds open, it is large enough to carry all the normal persons gear. The handle of the wheel cart was still the cheap stuff, however overall better than average. The wheels were heavy duty, and big enough maybe to pull through a mud puddle.

The backpack harness was ok, however for sure not comfortable for a mountain trip; this was a strictly road trip bag, trains, planes and buses, not a mountain bag.

People continuously mix up their needs, a traveler does not need a mountain bag, and a trekker or mountain climber does not need a travel bag, they are different types of needs. I recommend people buy a day bag to carry their computer inside, and use it for the weekend trips that can fit inside this big bag. I really can live out a small bag for a week, and I do not need this large of bag for a week or three-week strip, so stored inside would be better.

Again, I would like to thank all the wankers who buy the mountain climbing bags to travel, I appreciate you volunteering to robbed, and be the soft target so I am not noticed.

I have two Kelty 3100 nountain bags now by accidental need, and availability, they are a super problem, I am going to fly to Lima or Cusco soon, I hope to change all the zipper, cut off outside pockets and customize to something acceptable. I suppose it would be cheaper to just buy this Stahlsac.com bag and avoid the hassles.

Oh yes, the two handles, the one on top, and the one on the side are super heavy duty, a truly heavy duty bag.

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ash said on Saturday June 7th, 2008 12:19:00 PM

i am constaantly wondering about a solution for the person who is travelling long-term but near mountains. For me, I prefer mountains to beaches, so I need a bag that is comfortable to wear on my bag for 15-20 miles a day on rough terrain. However, if you're finding mountains whilst long-term travelling, not just making one-off trips (like I am at the moment) then you are going to spend long times on the train, bus and sometimes planes or boats. The question is, do you need to compromise, and have a bag that is the worst of both worlds, or carry two bags? Neither is practical. For me, i know if my travel dreams ever become more than dreams, I will need a bag that does both scenarios. I guess I need a mountain bag that has better security and won't get damaged by careless airport staff. One thing I truely hate is bags on wheels. If I can't carry a bag on my back, I need to dump some of the contents.

Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Saturday June 7th, 2008 02:19:00 PM

I am saying, carry a mountain bag inside a bag like this, I do not see that people carry 20 kilos for 15 miles of walking, you leave the big bag in the Hotel storage and do you walking.Wheels are good, however they break when you drop the bag off the top of bus, this design will not work.