Backpacking Made Easy

Or easier, anyway. They're developing a backpack for public use that uses bungee cords to make the weight of the bag easier to carry. The main weight of the bag is not attached directly to the frame, so that much of the up and down movement while walking; you're only carrying the bag forward, not also up and down.

I wish I could get my hands on one of these to try (and how do I go about getting myself paid for a real review I wonder?); of course, I also wish I could find anyone to go backpacking with me these days. And do so without the usual complications of being old and decrepit.