Abstract: An arrangement for converting, and a method of converting the arrangement, between a backpack and a chair, includes a bag for storing items, the bag having a back portion and an opposite front portion, a pair of shoulder straps attached to the bag for supporting the back portion against one's back during use as a backpack, and a body rest mounted on the bag for pivoting movement between a backpack position in which the body rest overlies the front portion during use as a backpack, and a chair position in which the body rest supports at least one of one's back and buttocks during use as a chair.