Owen, thanks for the info. By live out of, I mean a good travel pack and maybe a smaller camping trip. I will go to S. America for 3 weeks and just carry a 1,600 cu in pack with all my clothes and gear. This is staying in hotels. I haven't checked a bag in years, including trips with business suits.
I don't really have an EDC bag, unless you want to consider the messenger bag I sometimes carry.
For camping for a week, I need about a 2,500-3,000 cu in pack due to food, tent, bag, depending on how cold it is.
So, the xray, although extremely heavy by my standards, seems like it can pull double duty since I can add 1,000 cu in to the pack with just one extra pouch.
333rm--thanks for the pics, dude. They are great for getting the perspective. What is the name of the side bags you have?