Being Matt Hallett

Well, here it begins! Asayo and I have just finished spending the past couple of days getting completely ready for our trip to South East Asia. I think we helped the local corporate economy a great deal with our stops to Bartel Drug, Barnes & Nobel, REI, and places like that. I swear we will have spent more on our gear than we have on our tickets by the time we get out the door.

Speaking of nice travel purchases… I picked up a nice REI backpack on the recommendation of a friend (thanks Kabir!). After packing it, I have to say that I’m quite amazed with it’s functionality and portability… Here is a photo of the bag that I bought… I’m sure you’ll see many photos in the future of me with it strapped to my back. Currently it is weighing a total of 20lbs… the day pack/backpack, zips to the outside of the larger backpack. I have my Digital SLR and my mini-laptop in that mini-backpack and it looks like it will work well! There were fancier Osprey models, but they weren’t quite my style.. plus you have to root for the home team (REI) on occasion.