packsack

He left his bag, hunkered in the dark and opened the packsack that had been his pillow with fingers too schooled to need light.

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Six months after I was born, I was taken by packsack to a remote cabin in north-western Quebec, where my father was doing research as a forest entomologist.

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The bag held the important documents although the packsack itself, cheap camera, water bottle and other small personal items were missing.

Walking the walk, talking the talk - "lost and found" in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

In the excitement, I grabbed two travel bags and left the small packsack sitting on the city bus floor.

Walking the walk, talking the talk - "lost and found" in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Naively I inquired further, “Might the packsack or papers get turned at the police station?”

Walking the walk, talking the talk - "lost and found" in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Not just the travelers checks, but three return plane tickets, three tourist visas, my passport, travel journal, notebooks and small packsack – the whole shooting match!

Walking the walk, talking the talk - "lost and found" in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

My packsack had my laptop and medication inside and in hindsight it was apparently safer to leave my packsack unattended under a table than with these coatchecking thieves.

"Friendly" Winnipeg Gio's blazé about coatcheck theft and employee criminal checks

I coatchecked my pleather jacket and packsack, handing it to a slim, 20 year-old, dark-haired man and relaxed myself on a soft bench with a rum cooler to enjoy the amateur singers in our community perform their numbers.

"Friendly" Winnipeg Gio's blazé about coatcheck theft and employee criminal checks

Recommendation: Bull-Pac frame, $169; Selway packsack, $115 (208-798-3298; www. bullpacs.com).

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Among the stores in Veasey's packsack was a waxed paper parcel of lard.

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