Watching the thread progress, I have to say the merits of framed packs are clear, but the again so are the multi-compartment ones, I see two solutions.
1:- A couple could opt for both, one carries the stuff which needs access and organisation, the other carts the high volume stuff which mainly gets used at the destination.
2:- You may want to get an LK35 and Frankenstein (sew or strap) some pouches or even a small military pack on to it thereby addressing your needs.
As I said, I have gone modular and will be playing with that for some time, but there is no doubt that tents other than a one man are a no go, but then again i have a 100 liter argos special with a 5 man tent, some cooking gear, and 1 sleeping bag in, and very little else, we used it for day trips where we would only be going a few hundred yards from the car and did multiple trips anyway with camp chairs a gazebo ( because we burn too easily) etc, even the smaller 2/3 man tent takes up a fair old space if you try to pack it in a rucksack, so to get more in you really have to go for specialist weight saving and expensive gear - we can't and frankly a serious bug out or get home scenario would need hand carts or a big white van
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for all normal activity based scenarios many backpacks is still the solution, there's no catch all, because for instance shopping requires a practically empty one, outdoor leasure activities require some flexibility which a variety of packs where more than one person are involved like option 1 above provides the flexibility, years ago I used to use a shopping trolley when we had no car, for heavy stuff there was no option, sometimes a backpack as well with carrier bags balanced on top of the trolley
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maybe that's why I never took bug out as a serious option, lugging a weeks shopping on foot for a mile for a family on pavements is hard enough.
I have a strategy, it's not written in stone, nor can it be, this scenario has too many variables, everything about it depends on those variables, being specific is not possible.