Ooh, shearling strap liner!
Ha-ha! Last year I spent the month of December talking about ways you can give (without necessarily spending money). Hmm! Full 180 this year, I’m just gonna talk about the things I want, want, WANT. One of these things, above, is the beautiful and rugged Continental Rucksack from L.L. Bean. It’s made with waxed canvas and what looks/feels like buffalo leather. The canvas is really crunchy and the leather is really soft. It’s got shearling-lined straps, for God’s sake!
While I’m climbing up mountains with my beautiful new backpack I should probably shield myself from the weather with this clearance-priced Black Point Parka from L.L. Bean Signature – what can I say? I’m a product of my environment. I think I’ll need a size 8… wink wink.
Those sleeves are totally removable!
Little Eye Designs 
that backpack is beautiful but after I thought about it for a minute, impractical because of the buckles – at least for me, when I’m hiking i’m always swinging my bag around and grabbing something out of a pocket.. maybe thats just me though!
the jacket on the other hand, just what I could use… sigh
Ahh yes, pesky buckles! The only thing I’m ever grabbing for is water + chap stick, esp. at high altitudes. If I could devise some kind of chap stick necklace and get a camelbak-type insert with a hose coming out of the bag I think it’d do the trick! Totally worth retrofitting it since it looks so gorgeous. 🙂