HA!

Boy Scouts in the '50s. Then serious backpacking in the early '70s W/ a SVEA 123 stove, SIGG Tourist cook SET, plasic tube tent, Camp Trails exterior frame pack, and cheap but warm polyester mummy bag. Oh yeah, and "Waffle Stomper" boots, later Danner all leather boots

"Nostalgia ain't what it used to be."
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"There are no comfortable backpacks. Some are just less uncomfortable than others."