I’m trying to prepare now, as much as possible, for when I leave for my trip. So a few weeks ago when mum went to get me a new school bag, I got a nice 29L bag by Analog. It has padded back support, an Audio cable thing so you can leave your MP3 player in a side pocket, and 1 major pouch which can fit most of my stuff, plus 4 side pockets and 2 extra pockets.
It can fit all my stuff right now. Actually it can fit more, but the thing is i don’t have my camera[s] yet. I have my small Powershot G7 compact, but i think a D-SLR would take a lot more space. The bag also has a padded pouch for my laptop - so no need to buy an extra case or anything. So I’m really just writing this all down…but if anyone has any advice, then feel free to comment.