Wearing a knapsack is the last thing i want to do riding a bike, but in a riding situation offroad where panniers just are gong to be a liability, i guess I'd have to, but don't do trips like this, yet.
clearly "bikepacking" is a thing, it's new, it's fast looking, it's cool looking--- Lets face it, most of us here are old fasts that 20 somethings cringe at.
Coming on internet forums and endlessly debating old guy minutia doo doo.
bikepacking,com and endless YouTube stuff is way more visually neat, and I love all stuff bike so I love it all.
bikepacking.com is a great website, I really like checking in there, I just don't have friends who do this sort of riding and while I'd love to do more off road stuff, life just gets in the way and time is limited, so I stick to the equipment i have and have a great time still anyway.
would love to do some gravel etc trips, I really enjoy being on loose surfaces and pushing to the edge of traction, even at my old fart age. It's probably the real minimalist thing that could be annoying.
but again, its all cool.
And fun