R-Bags Love potion (Men&Woman)

Everything ready for a hiking trip.

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Daily Shoot Assignment 558

"Make a photograph dominated by the color blue."

Pattern by Studio Cherie

blogged here: www.pureandsimplecreations.com/?p=1310

Cherie just had to come out with the most adorable design of a drawstring backpack, didn't she??. After making my first one, I fell in love with it. It really is a simple, quick (after the first couple) and addictive project.

I wanted to make one for my son but the original size would’ve been too big for a 6yr old (at least mine). Therefore, I decided that I wanted to make it in a smaller size.

To make the smaller versions, I shrunk the pattern to 80% to come up with my small that fits him great and 90% to came up with my medium version. I did one at 70% but it was just too small so I opt to keep what I felt would be my final small and medium size.

I love these backpacks!

I tried to ask this guy about his bag but he had earplugs shoved firmly into his ears and was completely oblivious to the world.

Backpack coffee dispenser

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Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

The "Women Backpacking Together" Meetup met at the Caribou Lake Trailhead in the Caribou Wilderness in the middle of the night... around midnight. Lorrie and I were there around 7:30pm so after we put up our tent and built a fire, we warded off the bears by making a lot of noise. Four plus hours! We were up around 9am and out on the trail around 11am. Got to our camp at North Divide Lake around 3:30pm and set in for a cold night. Snow all around but we found a nice meadow to camp in.

blogged about here:

crafterhours.blogspot.com/2010/04/twill-tape-week-babys-g...

Used Made by Rae's pattern here:

www.e-junkie.com/madebyrae/product/91333.php

Kokka fabric, custom printed twill tape straps and front personalized name detail (blurred out for privacy)

(Project 365 Day 316)

This is my project 365 photo for August 31, the day before my European trip. I got this backpack over a decade ago, when Eddie Bauer had a "lifetime warranty" on backpacks. I think they rescinded that warranty later (not sure how they can do that), but the backpack's been serving me well all these years. Impressive!

At least, that was what I was thinking when I took this picture before my trip! While I was in Rome, the main zipper gave way! Luckily, my dad just happened to have a safety pin on him, and we repaired it with that. I'm gonna finally start looking for a new backpack. Sad. I guess I jinxed it. :P

My FQR backpack made out of some gorgeous summersville fabrics. Blogged about here: listentothebirdssing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/fat-quarterly...

Kindergarten Backpacks

Blogged here twincess.blogspot.com/2011/10/kindergarten-backpacks.html

The backpack I was carrying around, in the sunlight.

Thrifted curtain fabric, linen lining, and button.

Blogged here: knittingiris.typepad.com/knitting_iris/2007/07/a-day-in-t...

I made this to bust my stash of random charm packs that I have collected over the years :) Blogged at Bloom. PDF Pattern available here.

My very Spartan backpack. Notice the improvised duct tape.

For the post

Backpacking through Morocco: Day 1

Staff from Conservation Research in the Environment and Planning Directorate of ACT Government conducting a survey for Two-spined Blackfish in the Cotter River. The fish are stunned, collected, measured and released unharmed.

more Backpacks from www.dalebag.com/backpack/

2013 Backpack Program

Saving in the "Embarrass the baby when she's a teenager" folder.

Today I finally narrowed down one of my hiking trips. I think I've decided to break up the Appalachian trail into 40-100 mile sections and my goal will be to hike one or two different section every year. This year will probably be the first portion of the Virgina section. This will take me to the highest point in Virginia and to Grayson Highlands State Park, home of some wild ponies! (no not horses, ponies!). In all, hiking every section will probably take 15-30 years but its good to have goals right?

Well, anyway, long story short, this got me excited about backpacking so I cleaned up and organized all my supplies and made a list of things I'll need to buy.

Since I spent the whole night doing this I had nothing better to photograph. Also, I think I'll want to see this old gear again someday so I needed to get some photos of it.

Now I'm in the mood to practice my backpacking culinary skills. I'm sure you'll see pictures of that in the near future.

The finished front of Laura's backpack. :-)

The Victoria and Albert Museum has an incredible backpack program for kids. Anna did four of them, I think; we had to return a second day! The Architecture backpack was the hands-down favorite. Here Anna sports the “Fancy Furnishings” backpack.

Thawing the gear