I think all gear is cool, and backpackers in general are cool.

That of course makes me woefully uncool to millions who can't leave home without the promise of a flush toilet at the other end of the trip.

You got to specify when you throw around terminology. Cool only means what you think it does.

I like my super tiny pack. It fits real nice inside my big pack for those random dayhikes in the middle of a longer hike.