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That is a very good question. Technically, not simple, but is relatively easy. The latch is not very strong so from the inside I just use my finger and push the latch open. I have been meaning to devise a more user-friendly way of opening from the inside. I will have to do so and post an update. If you come up with something, do let me know!

I am a former Div 1 athlete and still train and lift. My wife, now, is amazing, but cannot carry the same weight that I can carry. We hike and camp, we have tested it. Given that the Instructable is for a Bug Out Bag, and one key feature of a Bug Out Bag should be additional clothes, the note was specifically made to make the point that we will have 2 bags, one lighter weight and taking care of the additional clothes need. As one of the aspects of keeping the bag small was speed of travel, as described, the note also is a quick nod that my wife and I would be able to travel quickly with our relative packs.I know the urge to try to find sexism and other hate speech is prevalent in the online, and non-online, zeitgeist, but please do not try to add whatever issues you are bringing to what...

I am a former Div 1 athlete and still train and lift. My wife, now, is amazing, but cannot carry the same weight that I can carry. We hike and camp, we have tested it. Given that the Instructable is for a Bug Out Bag, and one key feature of a Bug Out Bag should be additional clothes, the note was specifically made to make the point that we will have 2 bags, one lighter weight and taking care of the additional clothes need. As one of the aspects of keeping the bag small was speed of travel, as described, the note also is a quick nod that my wife and I would be able to travel quickly with our relative packs.I know the urge to try to find sexism and other hate speech is prevalent in the online, and non-online, zeitgeist, but please do not try to add whatever issues you are bringing to what I have created. The note was both necessary, and not sexist. I would whole-heartedly support my wife if she felt the desire to train more rigorously and wanted to then carry the heavier pack or distribute the weight equally. That is not the current case. Sexism would be assuming something about someone based solely on his or her or their gender. All prejudice comes from the assumption about someone else without any actually knowledge of that person.

Is there an alternative for corn syrup by chance?

Thank you! The top shelf helps sell the illusion so much. I am working on a different setup for our second closet space as I type.