I-backpack ibe yindlela esemqoka yokuhamba nge-adventure amashumi eminyaka, futhi ngesizathu esihle. Iphakethe elihle aligcini nje likuvumela ukuba uthwale wonke amagiya wakho ngokuphepha nangokuphepha, futhi kufaneleka ngokufanayo ukuhamba ngesikebhe sezindiza esimatasa, njengoba kusetshenziswe endleleni. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi isikhwama nje asihlinzeki ngezinga lokuxhaswa, noma amandla okugcina, okudingayo isikhathi eside. Futhi akuyona indlela engcono kakhulu yokuthwala into efana ne-suit suit noma ezinye izinto ezingenakufakwa ngaphakathi esikhwameni.
Kulezo zikhathi, udinga okuthile okucwengisiswe kakhulu.
Faka i-Duffel eboshwe ngesikebhe esivela eGranite Gear, ucezu lwemithwalo efana ne-suitcase ejwayelekile inikezela i-Continence ye-duffel esikhwameni, futhi ingaguqukela ngokushesha esikhwameni ngezikhathi zokudinga. Lesi isikhwama esakhiwe nomhambi we-adventure engqondweni, nakuba singasetshenziswa kalula ezimweni ezihlukahlukene.
Eyakhiwe ngezinto ezizinzile, i-Cross-Trek Duffel iklanyelwe ukuthi ingamane nje imelane nokugqoka nokuphuka okuhambisana nokuphathwa (esikhungweni) esikhumulweni sezindiza, kodwa ukuvezwa kwezakhi. Izindwangu zokuthengisa ze-Granite Gear zeRepelaweave neRepelagrid zisiza ukuthi ingaphakathi lesikhwama lime ngokuphelele, kanti futhi livikela nokuqukethwe emanzini. Amabhande amabili amakhulu okucindezela - agcwalise ngamabhakede aphakeme kakhulu - usizo lokuvikela izinto zangaphakathi, ukuvimbela ukuba bangene ngokungekho emthethweni ngenkathi behamba.
Lokhu kunikeza umuzwa omuhle wokulondeka, nokuqaphela ukuthi igesi lakho lizofika lapho uya khona ngenye, futhi ulungele ukuya.
I-Cross-Trek ibuye ifakwe neqoqo lamagundane amakhulu kakhulu afana nalokho engikutholile emthwalweni wemithwalo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ugoqa isikhwama phezu kwendawo ephelele futhi ebushelelezi ngokuphelele noma ukuyidonsela emgwaqweni we-cobblestone, lawa masondo aya enselele.
Ikhwalithi ephezulu, isibambo esibheke isibonakaliso, esenziwe ngezindiza aluminium, izinsiza eziqhubekayo. Uma ingasetshenziswa, isibambo siyanyamalala kahle ngaphakathi kwendawo ehlanganisiwe.
Uma ungakhetha ukungagudluli umthwalo wakho nxazonke, i-Cross-Trek uye wahlanganisa nezinye izinketho eziningi. Isibonelo, inezimbalwa eziningana ezithinta phezulu kwe-duffel ezisiza lapho zigijima kusukela kwelinye iphuzu kuya kwesinye, futhi zikhona izintambo ezifihliwe zezintambo, nebhande lesikhumba, okusheshayo ukuguqula isikhwama esikhwameni uma kunesidingo futhi. Zombili izinketho ziza kakhulu, kepha njengomuntu ohamba nge-duffel ejwayelekile ngempelasonto ngesinye isikhathi, ukungabi khona kwe-sling ehlombe kubonakala sengathi kuyinkinga ngezikhathi ezithile. Noma kunjalo, ucabangela zonke ezinye izinketho ezitholakalayo zokuthutha isikhwama nxazonke, akuyona into engangiyikhumbula isikhathi eside.
Ngaphakathi, isikhwama sikhululekile, sinikeza indawo eningi yokuletha konke okudingayo ekuhambeni okude. Ihlanganisa amakamelo angaphezulu asebenza kahle ukugcina izinto zihlelekile, futhi ngangikujabulela kakhulu iphakethe elingaphakathi elakhiwe ukugcina izingubo ezingcolile. Lokhu kusiza ngempela ukugcina izingubo zakho ezihlanzekile zihlukanisiwe, okwenza kube lula ukuthola izinto ozifunayo noma ezidingayo.
Ikhethini elihlukanisayo lihlukanisa ukwengeza ukuxhumeka okuhambisanayo ngokwemibandela yenhlangano uma kudingeke futhi, kodwa kuhamba kahle uma kungasetshenziswa.
I-Cross-Trek Duffel engangiyihlola yayiyi-model "engama-26, ehlinzeka ngamasentimitha angu-4800 emkhathini. Uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhwama, esivela ku-78.5 amalitha omthamo - amakhulu kakhulu kunalokho abaningi bethu abenza ngokujwayelekile uhambo. Kodwa uma uthola ukuthi lokho okwamanje akukona isikhala esanele sokwenza konke okufunayo ukuletha kanye nawe, kukhona indawo ephansi yokwehla ekhuphukayo engakwazi ukwengeza okungaphezulu kwe-18% emandleni.
Kuhambo lwami lwamaviki amabili edlule eGibhithe , ngathola ithuba lokubeka i-Cross-Trek yami ngezinyawo zayo. Akukona nje ukuqhubekela phambili esikhumulweni sezindiza, futhi kwakudingeka kuqalane nokukhishwa ngamabhasi, ukuklabalaza ehlane, u-4x4, kanye nokuhlwaya ekamelweni laseSahara.
Ngalokhu konke lokhu, isikhwama senza ngokumangalisayo futhi sabuya ekhaya sibheka cishe into entsha. Ngaphandle kwesihlabathi esithile futhi udoti ngaphandle, isikhwama sibheka sengathi asizange sisetshenziswe nhlobo, futhi sihlala singenazo zonke izifo, ama-scuffs, nezinyembezi ezivame ukwenzeka ngohambo olude.
Ngangihlaba umxhwele ngokulinganayo ikhono le-duffel lokugwinya yonke imoto engangiyilethe kulolu hambo. Ngingumpakethe obala kakhulu isikhathi esiningi, kodwa amandla okwandisa, kanye nezinga eliphakeme lokusebenzisana, ukuthi iS Cross-Trek yangikhulula ngivumela ukuba ngizitholele ngokwenza izinto ezimbalwa ezingeze zenze ukusika. I-model "engu-26 yayingekho inkinga yokuthwala konke engikudingayo futhi yangivumela indawo enkulu yokuletha izinto ezimbalwa ekhaya nami.
Iqoqo le-Cross-Trek liqukethe izikhwama ezihlukahlukene ezihlukahlukene. I-Granite Gear iqala umugqa nge-backpack engu-36 litre ephakeme kakhulu, kodwa ayihlanganisi isibambo namasondo atholakala kwamanye amamodeli. Ukusuka lapho, inkampani inikeza izikhwama ezimbili ezithwala izikhwama ngendlela engu-22 "I-Wheeled Carry-On, kanye ne-model efana ne-pack-removable 28-liter." "Lezi zikhwama zigijima i $ 169 ne $ 189 ngokulandelana. ihlolwe futhi i-32 "imodeli ifana ngokufanayo, ngaphandle kwezinguquko ngosayizi. Ibiza u-$ 189 no-$ 209 ngamunye, okwenza kube yisivumelwano esivumelwaneni, zonke izinto zicatshangelwa.
Uma ukhona emakethe yesigxobo esisha semithwalo futhi ufuna into ongayithwala ngayo cishe nganoma yiliphi i-adventure, kunzima ukushaya izikhwama ze-Cross-Trek duffel. Ziyizinto eziqinile, ezihlukahlukene, futhi ezivulekile, yilokho okudingayo lapho ushaya umgwaqo isikhathi eside. Lesi yisikhwama esingasinda cishe noma yini futhi sizokuletha imoto yakho endaweni lapho ukhona khona. I-Granite Gear ine-winner wangempela ezandleni zayo lapha, futhi ngilindele ukuthi lo ngumkhiqizo ozowuthandwa kakhulu ngabahambi be-adventure.