What kind of backpack should I buy? I'll be in South America for 3 months.?

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I'll be going through Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. Mostly I'll be staying in Hostels, but I do intend to take 2-4 hikes of 3-6 days each. I'm sure I'll be buying trinkets and gifts for folks back home, but I'm not sure how many and, depending on cost, I'll probably end up shipping a lot of things home rather than carry them. What backpack should I buy for this trip? I've considered several, but there are so many choices! I've considered the Kelty 3100, but it may be too small. Also, the Osprey Aether 45, but again, maybe too small, but then the Kelty Redwing 5000 or 5600 might be way too big and heavy. I want something light that I can take up Macchu Picchu, but also something that will hold all the stuff I accumulate over 3 months in South America, but I have no idea how much or little that may be. Hydration pack is no concern at all. I wouldn't use one. Thanks
 
i'd say that the kelty 3100 is way too small, maybe it would be ok if you werent going to accumulate things, but im liking the osprey one. it looks to be about the right size, just limit your clothing, and possibly just leave a whole section empty for gifts and stuff... and if you need to, go ahead and ship things back home near the end of your trip, but whatever you ship, make sure that it isn't of much value to you, because shipping things either to south america or from south america hardly ever works out for me and my family... we've had countless packages that either got stolen or never made it to the united states. so, you might want to ship a lot of your clothing back and then have gifts and such in your actual backpack. so id say get the osprey 45 (look up the reviews on that backpack to make sure that it can handle your travels) and when you go to bolivia make sure you go on the death road!! :)
 
i'd say that the kelty 3100 is way too small, maybe it would be ok if you werent going to accumulate things, but im liking the osprey one. it looks to be about the right size, just limit your clothing, and possibly just leave a whole section empty for gifts and stuff... and if you need to, go ahead and ship things back home near the end of your trip, but whatever you ship, make sure that it isn't of much value to you, because shipping things either to south america or from south america hardly ever works out for me and my family... we've had countless packages that either got stolen or never made it to the united states. so, you might want to ship a lot of your clothing back and then have gifts and such in your actual backpack. so id say get the osprey 45 (look up the reviews on that backpack to make sure that it can handle your travels) and when you go to bolivia make sure you go on the death road!! :)
 
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