waterproof backpacks and bags

Famously, in his classic book A Walk in the Woods, author Bill Bryson was outraged that top-of-the-line backpacks were not waterproof.

That’s finally changing.

Shopping my favourite gear store (Mountain Equipment Co-op) with Christmas gift certificates, I was surprised how many waterproof backpacks were on the shelves. Their website lists 16 products in the hiking section.

MEC carries Outdoor Research (OR) and Seal Line. Both looked great.

For example, the OR Drycomp Summit Sack:

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Only $55.00 CAD. Cheap.

For myself, I picked up a $10 MEC Sil/Pu Pack Liner.

What gear did you buy yourself for Christmas?