If you like winning gear, then check out Osprey’s Packing in the Streets” contest:

http://blog.ospreypacks.com/?p=3812

I can vouch that their packs are super comfortable, durable, and spacious; it’d be sweet to win the Vector25.

 
 

About The Author

Julie Schwietert

Julie Schwietert Collazo is a writer, editor, researcher, and translator currently in New York, formerly of Mexico City and San Juan. She is Matador's managing editor and is the lead faculty member of MatadorU's travel writing program.

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