Why not -Mon baluchon. My backpack

Question

Pourquoi pas , "mon sac à dos"

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Stephen,
As Jim explained, 'baluchon' (= bundle)is slightly different from 'sac à dos' (= backpack). It is a much older version of the more common 'sac à dos'. See here: baluchon/CNRTL
This exercise being a dictation, we wanted to introduce a more 'poetic' expression... ;-)
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

Answer

Hi Stephen,I have not carried out the exercise so do not have the contextual knowledge.Looking at the two definitions --> Un baluchon - bag(s) / bundle                                                         Un sac à dos - rucksack / backpackI suspect the differences shown above may well be the answer to your query?Jim