I am always keeping an eye out for used ones or clearance prices, I never paid full price for mine. And the ultralight crowd is always hard to please, it’s not like their bags are heavy, but all it takes is some buckles and zippers to be “too heavy” lol

I have never found a better brand for ergonomics and comfort. I have the Fairview 55 and Farpoint 70, specifically because I love the zip off daybag design.

This just reminds me I want to try https://grapheneos.org/

I wonder how quickly the safety of new US cars will plummet

Yeah, I don’t know what the cost for testing is, but here’s more statistics for the area. https://www.sf.gov/data/preliminary-unintentional-drug-overdose-deaths

are opiates really that prevalent there?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_States

I don’t have a peak bag, but I do have osprey and chrome, which honor lifetime guarantees. Their (not old) bags have codes inside that are used in case of repair/replacement.

For context for those wondering wtf this is about… There is a very large number of employees/engineers from India, so much so that it has become the Intel workplace environment.