You explain how it wouldn’t be costly (to people who can afford backpacks), then insist it would be costly.
when i was a kid, i’d bring an umbrella with me to the bus stop on rainy days. when i boarded the bus, i’d set it down next to me to give it time to dry off (didn’t want to get the books inside my pack wet). i can’t tell you how many trips i had to make to the lost and found after forgetting that umbrella on the bus, in the lunchroom, or anywhere else.
in the end, i ditched the umbrella and waited for the bus under the overhang of my neighbor’s porch. umbrellas just aren’t worth the hassle for all but the worst of storms in the PNW — backpack or no. well, unless the rain really bothers you or you’re exceptionally unforgetful.
when i was a kid, i’d bring an umbrella with me to the bus stop on rainy days. when i boarded the bus, i’d set it down next to me to give it time to dry off (didn’t want to get the books inside my pack wet). i can’t tell you how many trips i had to make to the lost and found after forgetting that umbrella on the bus, in the lunchroom, or anywhere else.
in the end, i ditched the umbrella and waited for the bus under the overhang of my neighbor’s porch. umbrellas just aren’t worth the hassle for all but the worst of storms in the PNW — backpack or no. well, unless the rain really bothers you or you’re exceptionally unforgetful.