Two Way Zippers I love this feature because it makes it easy to access the backpack whether youre left or right handed
George when I went to East Cape years Ago , I use the Plano Box , the one that the Sides open up , and you can see what's in it , plus the middle opens up, and I put A small Fillet knife , for the Lime's for the Beers, and i just put it in with my clothes , so it wouldn't get bounced around , and I didn't get hassled
I switched between a larger personal tote bag, and a backpack depending on the situation
I appreciated how the pack's suspended mesh backpanel completely isolated my back from the packs contentsespecially helpful when I maxed out the Exoss carrying capacity with 15 extra pounds of camera gear
Aside from the Lil Haden and popper that Dubiel uses, Ive had good results with a white, 5-inch Half-and-Half fly on 50-pound leader suspended 12 inches below a large Cam Sigler popper head pegged with a toothpick just above the knot connecting the bite tippet