Originally Posted by CDTraveler

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We borrowed a Kelty child pack for one trip, and it was strictly for the trail. I can't imagine wearing something that bulky in a crowded situation. That's the sort of thing that can get parents labeled "selfish" "rude" or "inconsiderate" because you just can't judge how far that thing extends beyond your body and you tend to bang into other people. At the farmer's market there always seems to be someone clearing a swath through the crowd with one of those, banging into people and knocking things off the tables.