Does anyone here have experience with big, old style canvas packs?
I'm thinking of the sort that they used back in the day for canoeing. Ray Mears can be seen using one on the show where he canoed the Missinaibi in Northern Ontario.
They look heavy, but are cool because they lay out flat, you pack everything into the middle, and then you wrap it all up like a package.
Ray Mears Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv4Lr0_2p7U&list=PL8FEE12ED85875255pic sort of related