I should mention as a footnote that with the arrival of my little boy, when the missus went back to work I've had to buy a car to help with ferrying him to daycare, etc. Couldn't really put him in the backpack on the bike.

The bike's since been mothballed in the garage. The missus has said that I can ride it again, but only if I show her a current life insurance policy with a minimum value enough to pay off the mortgage.

I think the truly oddest part about this, if you look close, you can actually see things like a backpack / purse fly out of the car just after the second hit.

awesome suit, but he should have built some kind of refrigeration unit into the backpack...

The cleaning crew at work use backpack vacuums and every time I see them I think there needs to be a brand marketed as "Proton Vacs".

My backpack had one pocket filled with cassettes and batteries. It was almost a status symbol to have one. Sadly my daughter doesn't even know what this is and it's a great piece of history.

yep, my backpack in highschool.... 1 or 2 schoolbooks, whatever fiction I was reading and about 20 cassettes 'cos you never know if today was a Slayer day, an Iron Maiden day or a Sepultura day (I listened to a lot of metal in my teens)

Yes, at 19 lbs, this is somewhat untenable for backpacking, even if splitting the weight between multiple packs. For destination/car camping though, this is a great idea. Like you said though, you need to be sure there are plenty of trees the right distance apart.

The only reason I haven't pulled the trigger on this is because there is no vestibule for my dog to sleep in. I don't think he'd like being on the ground all by himself while his humans luxuriate up in the trees.

It is not appropriate to assume the operation of this guys mind. Hey may well follow around every kid that comes into his store with a backpack due to recent thefts.

it COULD be racist, or it could also be his default behavior for anyone younger than 'x' age in his store. Or heck, maybe he trusts no one.

To presume he is racist without any understanding of the man, better context, or insight into his behavior. is itself negative for race relations. It does nothing but drive the wedge.

definitely not racist, I used to work in loss prevention for a department store, and we followed around anyone with large bag, backpack, duffel, or sweatpants with large pockets, etc. the store is not public property and management can refuse to serve anyone for any reason. And if the eye in sky sees someone recording on smartphones, or something funky going on even if it's legit, they would call a loss prevention guy like me to tail them and make sure all is well. If I saw funky bulges, or caught them red handed stealing I used my radio and notifed security so when person went to exit store they were grabbed and wrist tied with plastic ties until police arrived. But most times I just kept eyes on our merchandise until they got what they needed and left, regardless of race,sex, etc.

that loss prevention worker is doing a great job

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You picked the wrong backpack to steal, motherfucker!

One does NOT fuck with backpack cat.

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If the bear had wanted him it would have had him fairly quickly. And, take note, the backpacker he passed that sounded like Mr. Sleigh Bells had the right idea.