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Gear Review – Macpac Tasman 45
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When I started this bloggy thing, I never expected it to be a place where I bared my soul. But…
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“It doesn’t matter if you take a short easy walk to a lookout, or carry a pack off-track for weeks at a time. Both are equally valid.”
CARO RYAN
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