How to Make an Improvised Backpack

From Lifehacker.com

Brian's Backpacking Blog stresses that knowledge of how to make improvised gear is more important than having the latest and greatest equipment. The site shows how you can make an external frame backpack using tree branches, paracord, shoulder straps, and a tarp—along with knot-tying skills.
The site's technique for making an improvised backpack is designed to replace a destroyed pack while in the wilderness which is why they're using existing shoulder straps, but you should be able to improvise a solution if necessary, and can even make shoulder straps out of paracord.
Full instructions are at the link below—basically you're making a frame by lashing three branches in a triangle and attaching your shoulder straps. Use paracord to make a basic net in the cavity of the triangle, roll up all your gear in a tarp to make a bundle, and tuck that bundle in the net.
This is also a good weekend project if you'd like to give hiking a try but don't have room in your budget for a pack.
Brian's Backpacking Blog stresses that knowledge of how to make improvised gear is more important than having the latest and greatest equipment. The site shows how you can make an external frame backpack using tree branches, paracord, shoulder straps, and a tarp—along with knot-tying skills.
The site's technique for making an improvised backpack is designed to replace a destroyed pack while in the wilderness which is why they're using existing shoulder straps, but you should be able to improvise a solution if necessary, and can even make shoulder straps out of paracord.
Full instructions are at the link below—basically you're making a frame by lashing three branches in a triangle and attaching your shoulder straps. Use paracord to make a basic net in the cavity of the triangle, roll up all your gear in a tarp to make a bundle, and tuck that bundle in the net.
This is also a good weekend project if you'd like to give hiking a try but don't have room in your budget for a pack.