<p>air freshener is my saving grace. Ziplock baggies also really came in handy.</p>
<p>Friend used a Tom Binn 'Buzz'. He was pretty happy with it. He could only carry a large textbook or two small textbooks and a small binder. Pro is that its light weight because your not carrying much. Con is that you won't have all your books to study with.</p>
<p>I'm happy with my JanSport 'Odyssey'. Straps are very comfortable they have a spongy, honey-comb plastic in them. Waist straps are essential to not getting a backache. Before I had a GAP backpack and every night I would have a backache from carrying my books for maybe 30 mins total the whole day (3 thick textbooks+binder). I've stopped having sleepless nights because of the 'Odyssey'. Since the 'Odyssey' is a daypack, it's designed to carry weight . That is probably the key statement when looking at bags.</p>
<p>Can't say I've needed the condoms much. But duct tape and the mattress cover are real biggies.</p>
<p>^AIDS is fatal</p>