There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Now that some of us who took advantage of the last drop on the Kelty pk50 has had it for some time and hopefully have had the chance to use it, I am interested in what others have to say about it.
Personally, I have mixed feelings about it. I have been using it as a day pack in the 35 liter mode and find it to be comfortable with more than enough room. I have yet to use it in the 50 liter configuration yet.
My impression of it is that it would be a little overwhelmed in the 50 liter mode, which disapoints me. Maybe if you were truly ultralight, but I packed it many times with my gear and it seemed to be at the max of its capacity.
I do like it better than my old day pack as a day pack, but I will still be using my Trekker as a backpack.