I found something called a “frog light” - and it’s now attached to the bag. Will see whether that feels sufficiently safe!

This has been very helpful; thanks for the replies...

I’m going to go with bright paracord for my zipper ties (our favorite local outdoor store, Hilton’s Tent City has it).

To respond to a...

These are all great ideas, thanks! It sounds like I should get some paracord, and study up in knots...

Hello all, this is my first bag, so first post:

My new bag is the Empire Builder; so far I’m very happy.

My previous bag was from a company that had a “build your own” service; I customized...