I'm a bit late chiming into this, but here goes: I asked this question a few months back and got many of the same replies.. plus the bag that I finally found and bought. My backpack has a folding frame that pops into a stool. I have found this to be absolutely Wonderful in the damp PNW... I can either sit on it to stamp in, OR at least I have a nice dry, flat surface to use for same purpose. I think I saw one at Walmart, but I got mine on ebay for like $17 (including shipping!) It has the big center pocket and 3 rather large outer pockets that I use to hold my logbook, stamps, markers, cooties, hh's, compass... anything I need to be handy.

So, there's one more option for you :-)

HP

I was at the Sportsman Wharehouse in Silverdale, and briefly looked at those. Finding a suitable place for my toosh to plop, in the wet NW, isn't all that fun. Sitting on the ground is easy, getting back up is the hard part. Bad knees and a little overweight has something to do with it too. I have contemplated the stool backpack as an option. So now I will have to get the Alice and Diaper bag in a stool backpack, I think I have it all covered now. Thanks

After the last discussion, I retired the fanny pack I'd been using (too small and awkward to get into) and got an Overland Equipment Donner Bag from REI

http://www.rei.com/product/47694892.htm?vcat=REI_SSHP_WOMENS_GEAR_TOC

I absolutely love it! It has a front open flap with zipper pouches and pencil/pen pockets, two water bottle pockets and it goes over the shoulder bandolier style, which I find more comfortable. All the things I need to stamp in - logbook, markers, sig stamp - fit nicely in the front flap area and are easy to get to, and there's lots of room inside the main bag compartment for snacks and bandaids and paper towels and hitchhikers etc. I did have an REI refund check to use though.

And it looks like a purse so I can wear it in urban areas without looking out of place.
(Why is that lady with the backpack looking behind that phone booth?)

Mariette
(dbltall of Team Garlic)