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
I have yet to use the 50L extension. I don't think I ever will. 50L is kind of that odd middle ground, and the extension seems kind of oddly shaped. It might be good for holding things that aren't rigid like cloths or maybe part of your tent/hammock. But it seems like it would be clumsy stuffing it with anything rigid. If I need to carry the extra gear or I'm going out for an extended time, I'll just bring my 70L Osprey pack. I very well may end up throwing the 50L add-on away, even though when I first bought the pack I thought it would be a pretty neat idea. But really there isn't much you can do with that extra 15L pocket.