Tips For Buying Your Trekking Backpack Online

Buying a backpack used to involve heading downtown, either waiting for a bus or finding a place to park your car. Then finding suitable trekking backpack shops, then spending an entire afternoon to go from on store to another, seeing what’s available today, trying different backpacks on in the shop while trying to remember which backpack had which features etc. Then taking the decision while the store assistant is waiting for you. And finally heading over to the counter and carrying it home somehow.

Well, those days are over. It’s much easier for you now to buy your trekking backpack online. It’s convenient as hell, and so easy. Do it while keeping an eye on the kids! Do it in the middle of the night! Do it on your holiday! Do it on a brake at work! Do it while drinking your cup of morning coffee! And did I mention how easy it is? A couple of clicks rather than the hassle of running around between stores. Your new backpack will be delivered right on your doorstep!

But, you say, what about trying it on? I can’t try on my new backpack online, can I?

No, you can’t. And I have also heard the old advice about “trying on the backpack before you buy”. It’s good advice, but it doesn’t give you the ultimate truth. I’ll tell you something. Trying on a new backpack for a few minutes in a store does not even come close to the feeling you have when you are actually using your backpack in the field. Walking 5-10 hours, in rough terrain, up and down, fully loaded backpack, perhaps even for days or weeks. Even if you fill up the backpack in the store with a dummy load and walk back and forth for half an hour, it still doesn’t give you the true picture. Sad, but true. There’s only one way to find out if this is the perfect backpack for you. Buy it and start using it on your treks!

There’s 3 other advantages to buying your trekking backpack online that I’d just like to mention before the final buying tips:

1. The Selection. Your local backpack store will always have a limited inventory. They can’t afford to keep a couple of hundred different backpacks ready for someone to buy. Online shops, on the other hand, have a much larger customs base and can have a staggering inventory in a remote storage facility.
2. The Price. Online shops don’t need expensive downtown shops with huge storefront windows. They can reduce their overhead business costs much more than the brick-and-mortar shops. This means lower prices for you!
3. You need to pay shipping, yes. But you’ll save the cost of transporting yourself back and forth! Plus you’ll save much of your valuable time.

Are you ready to buy your trekking backpack online now? - If yes, here’s a few tips to make sure things go smoothly: Always choose a good brand. Branded backpack manufacturers know what they are doing and have earned their reputation. They ‘re using the best materials and have more experience in their field that you or I will ever have! Measure your torso length and choose a backpack that fits. All backpacks can be adjusted within a certain range, like 17-20 inch or so. Measure along your spine from the protruding bone in your neck (around the edge of your shirt) to the top of your hip bones, see illustration. Check for guarantee and “satisfaction guarantee”. Most online backpack stores also have “satisfaction guarantee” so you can return your backpack if you change you mind – money back and no questions asked. Use other people’s recommendation. Take advantage of the ease with which you can connect with other people online and see what they have to say. Like you are doing now, here, on my blog!

Here is my list of recommended trekking backpacks. And yes, just click on the links and you can buy your trekking backpack online here! Did I mention: It is so easy!