Same era I had a Jan sport bag on a Kelty frame. My wife had an adventure 16. In fact after hiking the Sierra from Kernville to Lassen three times, we still have them in the storage room as bug-out bags. Sturdy and pretty comfortable. We wanted the square frames rather than form fitted simply to get some air on our backs.Make fun of you want but look at the backpack and boots.
Most people have no idea how shitty gear was until 1995 or so.
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